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FNUS21 KWNS 011631
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1130 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026
VALID 011700Z - 021200Z
..17Z UPDATE
THE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK AREA WAS TRIMMED BACK SLIGHTLY IN THE
NORTHERN TX PANHANDLE TO ACCOUNT FOR WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER AND
SUBSEQUENT HIGHER AFTERNOON RH. FARTHER SOUTH, CLOUD COVER IS LESS
EXPANSIVE IN SOUTHEASTERN NM WHERE RH IS ALREADY FALLING TO 20
PERCENT RH. AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-30 MPH (GUSTS 40+
MPH) THIS AFTERNOON AMID NEAR 90TH PERCENTILE ERCS, LOCALLY CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE DRY FUELSCAPE. SEE
THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA/WILLIAMS.. 04/01/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1148 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026/
..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.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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