645
FNUS21 KWNS 081536
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1035 AM CDT WED APR 08 2026
VALID 081700Z - 091200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST SOUTH
CAROLINA INTO EASTERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA...
..MORNING UPDATE
THE PREVIOUS FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK. PASSING HIGH CLOUDS THIS
MORNING AND INCREASING MID-LEVEL CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON MAY DAMPEN
THE FIRE ENVIRONMENT IN SOME AREAS. HOWEVER, 15-20 MPH NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS OVERLAPPING NEAR 20 PERCENT RH FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IN EAST/CENTRAL GEORGIA
INTO SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. FARTHER NORTH, HIGH RESOLUTION
GUIDANCE INDICATES BREEZY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10-15 MPH AND RH OF
30-35 PERCENT MAY EXTEND CLOSER TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTLINE, BUT
THIS REGION RECEIVED SUFFICIENT RAINFALL IN THE LAST 72 HOURS,
PRECLUDING AN EASTWARD EXPANSION OF ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS. SEE THE
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA/STEARNS.. 04/08/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0213 AM CDT WED APR 08 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AS AN
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH PROGRESSES EASTWARD ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN GREAT
PLAINS/SOUTHERN CANADA. MEANWHILE, A CLOSED UPPER-LEVEL LOW WILL
SIMULTANEOUSLY APPROACH THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE. AT THE SURFACE, A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT
PLAINS AND MIDWEST WHILE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OFFSHORE OF
THE NORTHEAST.
..PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR ENHANCED NORTHEASTERLY
FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST TODAY. SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS OF
10-15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO COINCIDE WITH REDUCED RH OF 25-35% AND
DRY, RECEPTIVE FUELS TO PROMOTE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FROM
NORTH-CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWESTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
GEORGIA. LATEST HIGH-RES GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SUGGEST A CORRIDOR OF
STRONGER WINDS (15-20 MPH) WILL OVERLAP MINIMUM RH VALUES AS LOW AS
~20% (LOCALLY LOWER) DURING PEAK MIXING, WHICH WILL SUPPORT A PERIOD
OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
INTO EASTERN/SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA. LOCALLY ELEVATED CONDITIONS WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE INTO EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA; HOWEVER, RECENT HEAVIER RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS
THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRECLUDE ANY WIDESPREAD CONCERNS.
..PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
LOCALLY ELEVATED CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY WHERE GAP
FLOWS AND TERRAIN EFFECTS ENHANCE DOWNSLOPE FLOW CONDITIONS. THE
GREATEST POTENTIAL WILL BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING,
SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA, AND EASTERN COLORADO. THE COMBINATION OF
WINDS, RH, AND FUELS IS EXPECTED TO LARGELY REMAIN BELOW ELEVATED
THRESHOLDS, THUS WIDESPREAD FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page