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FNUS22 KWNS 061742
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1242 PM CDT MON APR 06 2026
VALID 071200Z - 081200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL
GEORGIA...
A SMALL CRITICAL AREA WAS ADDED OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA WHERE
AFTERNOON NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL APPROACH 15-20 MPH COMBINED WITH
RHS OF 20-30%. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ALSO EXIST FARTHER TO
THE SOUTH AND WEST AS WELL. HOWEVER, RECENT ACCUMULATING RAINFALL
AND ANTICIPATED ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION OVER THIS AREA
TODAY/TONIGHT WILL PRECLUDE ANY EXTENSION IN THAT DIRECTION WITH
THIS FORECAST ISSUANCE. THIS REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED
FOR NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS AS THE EVOLUTION OF PRECEDING
PRECIPITATION AFFECTS FUELS RECEPTIVITY. OVER EASTERN WYOMING, BRIEF
MARGINALLY ELEVATED WIND/RH REMAIN IN THE FORECAST. GIVEN THE RECENT
SNOW COVER AND QUESTIONABLE FUEL RECEPTIVITY, THE OVERALL FIRE
ENVIRONMENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ANY HIGHLIGHTS OVER THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS ON DAY 2/TUESDAY.
..STEARNS.. 04/06/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0214 AM CDT MON APR 06 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE WEST WILL CONTINUE TO DAMPEN ON DAY
2/TUESDAY AS AN INCOMING TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MOVES
EASTWARD ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER AND A SECOND MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE
TROUGH EJECTS EASTWARD OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS. THIS WILL
FAVOR LARGELY ZONAL FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN
ROCKIES. AT THE SURFACE, A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE OF SOUTH
FLORIDA, WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE MIDWEST. A SURFACE
LOW WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY SHIFT EASTWARD ALONG THE CANADA/MONTANA
BORDER.
..PORTIONS OF EASTERN GEORGIA INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
SUSTAINED NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10-15 MPH ALONG THE SOUTHERN
PERIPHERY OF A SURFACE HIGH POSITIONED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION
ARE FORECAST TO OVERLAP REDUCED RH VALUES OF 25-35% (LOCALLY LOWER)
DURING PEAK MIXING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH RECEPTIVE FUELS IN PLACE
ACROSS A REGION CHARACTERIZED BY ONGOING EXTREME/EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT
AND LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATION OVER THE PAST 24-48
HOURS, THIS IS EXPECTED TO PROMOTE A FEW HOURS OF ELEVATED TO
LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM EASTERN GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE, INCLUDING THE
APALACHICOLA NATIONAL FOREST. ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT/TOMORROW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA
INTO THE EASTERN PANHANDLE (IN THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE DRAWN AREA), AND THIS WILL BE MONITORED FOR FUTURE OUTLOOK
ISSUANCES.
..PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
THE AFOREMENTIONED ZONAL FLOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL/NORTHERN ROCKIES IS EXPECTED TO PROMOTE DRY, DOWNSLOPE FLOW
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. LATEST GUIDANCE
INDICATES THAT SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15-20 MPH MAY BRIEFLY
OVERLAP REDUCED RH OF 15-20% TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN WYOMING. WHILE THIS MAY PROMOTE LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS THE REGION, ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN
WITHHELD AT THIS TIME GIVEN THE EXPECTED TEMPORARY OVERLAP OF
ELEVATED WINDS/RH. TRENDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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