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FNUS21 KWNS 010449
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1148 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
VALID 011200Z - 021200Z
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL EJECT INTO THE PLAINS STATES TODAY, WITH A
SURFACE LOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN KANSAS BY AFTERNOON. GRADIENT
FLOW DUE TO SURFACE LOW INTENSIFICATION, ALONG WITH SOME DOWNSLOPE
COMPONENT OF FLOW, WILL FOSTER WINDY AND MODESTLY DRY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. THE LATEST GUIDANCE CONSENSUS SHOWS
WIDESPREAD WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS EXCEEDING 20 MPH AMID 20
PERCENT RH ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO WESTERN TEXAS, WARRANTING
ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS. WIDESPREAD CLOUDS AND POTENTIAL SHOWERS WILL
HINDER WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS, THOUGH LOCALLY CRITICAL
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
..SQUITIERI.. 04/01/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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