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FNUS22 KWNS 110639
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0139 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
VALID 121200Z - 131200Z
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL CLOSED LOW IS FORECAST TO PROGRESS FROM THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST, WITH BROAD
WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVERSPREADING THE FOUR CORNERS INTO THE
GREAT PLAINS ON SUNDAY. WIDESPREAD DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED, RESULTING IN SEVERAL AREAS OF ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER
HIGHLIGHTS.
..FOUR CORNERS/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
WHILE REPRESENTED BY SEPARATE ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS, MUCH OF THE AREA
FROM SOUTHERN ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO INTO EASTERN COLORADO/WYOMING AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN/CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL
EXPERIENCE WIDESPREAD DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. THOUGH FUELS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO ARE MORE MARGINALLY RECEPTIVE TO
IGNITION AND SPREAD, WINDS OF 15-20 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW
AS 10% WILL SUPPORT AT LEAST ELEVATED WILDFIRE CONCERNS. FURTHER
EAST INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS, FUELS ARE LARGELY AT OR EXCEEDING
THE 98TH ANNUAL ERC PERCENTILES WITH WINDS FORECAST AT 15-20 MPH AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT 10-15%. LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR
ACROSS AREAS JUST EAST OF THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES, WHERE
TOPOGRAPHY RESULTS IN AN ENHANCEMENT OF THE SURFACE WINDS, OR
PERHAPS WHERE A STRONGER DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT OF THE WINDS DEVELOP.
HOWEVER, UNCERTAINTY IN THE DURATION AND MAGNITUDE OF CRITICAL WINDS
PRECLUDES HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS TIME. WHILE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
WILL REACH ELEVATED STATUS IN THE GAP BETWEEN THESE AREAS, RECENT
WETTING RAINFALL AND LESS THAN RECEPTIVE FUELS WILL LESSEN THE
OVERALL FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS BETWEEN THE HIGHLIGHTS.
..OHIO RIVER VALLEY
WHILE FORECAST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE MORE VARIABLE, RANGING
FROM 25-35%, MUCH OF THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY IS EXPERIENCING
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT. FUELS AT OR EXCEEDING THE
98TH ANNUAL PERCENTILE FOR ERCS AND SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS AROUND
15 MPH WILL SUPPORT ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS AMIDST DEEPLY
MIXED AND DRY BOUNDARY LAYER PROFILES. WHILE INSTANCES OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE PRECIPITATION MAY OCCUR THE PRIOR AFTERNOON/EVENING, THIS
WILL DO LITTLE TO ALLEVIATE THE OVERALL FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS.
..HALBERT.. 04/11/2026
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