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FNUS22 KWNS 011854
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0153 PM CDT WED APR 01 2026
VALID 021200Z - 031200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO
INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...WESTERN
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS....
..AFTERNOON UPDATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED WHERE STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20+ MPH WILL ALIGN WITH 10-15
PERCENT RH ATOP DRY FUELS. FARTHER SOUTH, WITHIN THE LEE OF THE NM
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS, GUIDANCE IS INDICATING A COUPLE OF AFTERNOON
HOURS OF SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND RH OF 10-15
PERCENT. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE NARROW WINDOW OF TIME AND INCREASING
COVERAGE OF HIGH CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS HAVE
BEEN WITHHELD FOR NOW. SEE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA/WILLIAMS.. 04/01/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1158 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
A SECOND MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL IMPINGE ON THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
TOMORROW (THURSDAY), RESULTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANOTHER SURFACE
LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. BOTH GRADIENT AND DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL
PROMOTE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS SUPPORTIVE OF WILDFIRE SPREAD
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. BY
AFTERNOON PEAK HEATING, WIDESPREAD 15-20 MPH SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY
SURFACE WINDS WILL OVERLAP WITH 15 PERCENT RH FOR SEVERAL HOURS,
WARRANTING ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS. CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED WHERE GUIDANCE
CONSENSUS DEPICTS THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD OF 20+ MPH SUSTAINED WINDS
OVERLAPPING VERY DRY FUELS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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