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FNUS22 KWNS 041751
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1250 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2026
VALID 051200Z - 061200Z
MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE ELEVATED AREA, RESULTING IN
SLIGHT EXPANSION OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE UNCERTAINTY
OF CLOUD COVER PREVENTED EXPANSION ANY FARTHER SOUTH. FUEL
CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHLIGHTED AND SURROUNDING AREA OF
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ARE SOME OF THE DRIEST WITHIN THE CONUS RIGHT
NOW. POSSIBLE EXPANSION TO INCLUDE MORE OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL
BE MONITORED WITH FUTURE FORECAST ISSUANCES.
..STEARNS.. 04/04/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0114 AM CDT SAT APR 04 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE WEST ON D2/SUNDAY,
WITH LONGWAVE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGHING ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES/NORTHEAST. AT THE SURFACE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS WHILE A COLD FRONT PROGRESSES
EASTWARD ACROSS THE EAST COAST AND SOUTHEAST. A SECOND COLD FRONT
WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS.
..PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
A TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE HIGH WILL FAVOR SUSTAINED 15-20 MPH
SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
WITH NO APPRECIABLE MOISTURE RETURN AND ONLY LIMITED MID/HIGH CLOUD
COVER EXPECTED, DIURNAL HEATING/MIXING ARE FORECAST TO RESULT IN RH
VALUES DROPPING TO 10-20% ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. THIS
COMBINATION OF WINDS AND RH ATOP DRY, RECEPTIVE FUELS SHOULD PROMOTE
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED FOR A POTENTIAL SOUTHWARD
EXPANSION OF ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS; HOWEVER, UNCERTAINTY OWING TO
GREATER MID/HIGH CLOUD COVER AND MORE MARGINAL RH VALUES PRECLUDES
SUCH AN EXPANSION AT THIS TIME.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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