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FNUS21 KWNS 301646
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1145 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
VALID 301700Z - 311200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
WYOMING...
..MORNING UPDATE
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN ON TRACK FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND FOUR CORNERS REGION. ELEVATED
HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY EXPANDED NORTHWARD INTO THE BIG HORN
BASIN TO ACCOUNT FOR WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 20-30 MPH
(LOCALIZED 40+ MPH GUSTS) AND RH DROPPING TO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT
ATOP A DRY FUELSCAPE. HOWEVER, DURATION OF THE STRONGEST WINDS IS
EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN WY WHERE RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES, SUSTAINED SURFACE WESTERLY WINDS OF 25-30 MPH, AND RH
LESS THAN 15 PERCENT AMID POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY.
THERE IS POTENTIAL IN THE CENTRAL TO SOUTHEASTERN TX PANHANDLE FOR
MIXED WET/DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM ALONG THE DRYLINE THIS
AFTERNOON. A RESURGENCE OF MOISTURE AS THE DRYLINE RETREATS SHOULD
INCREASE SURFACE RH, LIMITING IMPACTS TO WILDFIRE SPREAD FROM
POTENTIAL IGNITIONS. THIS PRECLUDES THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ISOLATED
DRY THUNDERSTORM AREA.
PLEASE SEE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA/WILLIAMS.. 03/30/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0150 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CONUS TODAY, WITH AN EMBEDDED
MID-LEVEL IMPULSE POISED TO TRAVERSE THE ROCKIES, SUPPORTING SURFACE
LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER THE PLAINS. GRADIENT/DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL
ENCOURAGE WIDESPREAD 15+ MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AMID
15-20 PERCENT RH OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION, AND ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN
MAINTAINED GIVEN THE PRESENCE OF DRY FUELS. CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS ALSO
REMAIN IN PLACE OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN WYOMING, WHERE SURFACE
WINDS COULD SUSTAIN OVER 25 MPH FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF EASTERN ARIZONA INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
PASSAGE OF A MID-LEVEL IMPULSE. GIVEN THE EXPECTATION OF A DEEP AND
DRY BOUNDARY LAYER, LIGHTNING OVER DRYING FUELS WITH LITTLE TO NO
RAINFALL ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR, WARRANTING ISOLATED DRY
THUNDERSTORM HIGHLIGHTS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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