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FNUS21 KWNS 251623
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1123 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2026
VALID 251700Z - 261200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN WYOMING INTO
FAR WESTERN NEBRASKA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS FIRE OUTLOOK WERE NECESSARY.
ROBUST MID-LEVEL WESTERLY FLOW ON THE APEX OF A RIDGE ACROSS THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST ALONG WITH LEE TROUGHING ACROSS THE
CENTRAL/NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS, WILL SUPPORT A BROAD WESTERLY WIND
FIELD ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES, WY AND INTO NE AND
NORTHWESTERN KS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE CORRIDOR OF STRONGEST
WINDS OF 20-25 MPH AMID LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15-20% WILL PROMOTE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN WY INTO THE
WESTERN NE PANHANDLE. LOCALIZED ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GREAT BASIN WHERE ABNORMALLY WARM
TEMPERATURES, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF AROUND 15% AND WEST-SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 15-20 MPH ALIGN THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, MARGINAL FUEL
DRYNESS SHOULD LIMIT A BROADER FIRE WEATHER THREAT ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN.
..WILLIAMS.. 03/25/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1254 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN CONUS
TODAY. A SURFACE LOW/LEE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN
PLAINS, EXTENDING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE HIGH PLAINS AS WELL. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THURSDAY
MORNING.
..WYOMING INTO FAR WESTERN NEBRASKA/SOUTH DAKOTA
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS EXPECTED BY THE AFTERNOON AS STRONG
MID-LEVEL WINDS AND AN INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT PROMOTE
20-25 MPH WINDS (HIGHER SPEEDS WITHIN THE TERRAIN). RH WILL FALL TO
AROUND 15% AMID DOWNSLOPE WARMING/DRYING.
ADJACENT PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND THE CENTRAL PLAINS
WILL EXPERIENCE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER. WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG IN
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES, BUT RH MAY NOT REACH MUCH BELOW 20%. IN THE
CENTRAL PLAINS, A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE
WINDS TO AROUND 15 MPH AT LEAST LOCALLY. RH WILL BE 15-20% DURING
THE AFTERNOON.
..TEXAS PANHANDLE/SOUTH PLAINS
THE LEE TROUGH WILL PROMOTE INCREASING SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS BY
THE AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 15-20 MPH APPEAR POSSIBLE. ON THE WESTERN
FLANK OF NORTHWARD RETURNING MOISTURE, RH WILL FALL TO 10-20%.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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