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FNUS21 KWNS 060714
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DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0213 AM CDT MON APR 06 2026
VALID 061200Z - 071200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
HIGH PLAINS...
..SYNOPSIS
UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE WEST WILL BEGIN TO DAMPEN TODAY AHEAD
OF AN INCOMING MID-LEVEL TROUGH SHIFTING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AND AS A SECOND, MORE SUBTLE, MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH TRAVERSES
EASTWARD OVER THE SOUTHWEST. CONCURRENTLY, LONGWAVE TROUGHING WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST, WITH A COLD FRONT PROGRESSING SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS AND MIDWEST.
..PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS IN TANDEM
WITH A SURFACE LOW FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN OVER EASTERN COLORADO WILL
PROMOTE A TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS TODAY. SUSTAINED SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY
SURFACE WINDS OF 20-25 MPH ARE FORECAST TO OVERLAP VERY LOW RH OF
10-15% FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. WITH DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE REGION ON SUNDAY HELPING TO FURTHER PRE-CONDITION ALREADY
RECEPTIVE FUELS, THIS COMBINATION OF WIND/RH IS EXPECTED TO SUPPORT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE, NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO,
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO, AND SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. MEANWHILE, SUSTAINED
15-20 MPH SURFACE WINDS OVERLAPPING LOW RH OF 15-20% WILL PROMOTE
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS ADJACENT AREAS OF THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
LATEST GUIDANCE CONSENSUS CONTINUES TO SUGGEST THAT THE
AFOREMENTIONED, SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE DRAWN AREA AFTER SUNSET BEFORE BECOMING LARGELY
STATIONARY. AREAS THAT DO SEE THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT CAN
EXPECT A SHIFT TO EAST-NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AND AT LEAST SOME
INCREASE IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THE PROGRESSION OF THIS FRONT WILL BE
CLOSELY MONITORED WITH FUTURE OUTLOOK ISSUANCES.
..CHALMERS.. 04/06/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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