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FNUS21 KWNS 071555
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1054 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2026
VALID 071700Z - 081200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL
GEORGIA...
..MORNING UPDATE
NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. AS OF LATE MORNING,
NORTHEASTERLY WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 20 MPH AND DECREASING RH TO 30
PERCENT ARE ALREADY BEING MEASURED WITHIN THE CRITICAL RISK AREA.
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE, RECENT HIGH
RESOLUTION GUIDANCE IS PORTRAYING LESS THAN 35 PERCENT RH AND
SUSTAINED NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10-15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER,
HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF PRECIPITATION WITHIN THE LAST 48 HOURS MAY
MITIGATE A BROADER FIRE WEATHER THREAT, PRECLUDING A WESTWARD
EXPANSION OF ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS. NEVERTHELESS, AREAS THAT DID NOT
RECEIVE APPRECIABLE RAINFALL MAY ENCOUNTER LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS IN POCKETS WHERE DRIER FINE FUELS MAY EXIST. SEE
THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA/STEARNS.. 04/07/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0212 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO DAMPEN ACROSS THE WEST TODAY AS
A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MOVES
EASTWARD ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER AND A SECOND MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE
TROUGH EJECTS EASTWARD OVER SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. THIS WILL PROMOTE
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 SECOND FRONTAL SYSTEM
WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS.
..PORTIONS OF EASTERN GEORGIA INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
SUSTAINED NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10-20 MPH ALONG THE SOUTHERN
PERIPHERY OF A SURFACE HIGH POSITIONED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION
ARE FORECAST TO OVERLAP MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 20-30% DURING PEAK
MIXING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH RECEPTIVE FUELS IN PLACE ACROSS A
REGION CHARACTERIZED BY ONGOING EXTREME/EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT, THIS IS
EXPECTED TO PROMOTE ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FROM EASTERN GEORGIA INTO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE, ESPECIALLY
ACROSS AREAS THAT DID NOT SEE APPRECIABLE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OVER THE PAST 24-48 HOURS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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