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FNUS21 KWNS 270646
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DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0145 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026
VALID 271200Z - 281200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS...
..SYNOPSIS
ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. EARLY-MORNING SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOW THAT A VERY DRY AIR MASS RESIDES OVER THE
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 15-25 F
RANGE FOR MOST LOCATIONS. THIS AIR MASS RESULTED IN RH MINIMUMS
GENERALLY NEAR 10% YESTERDAY, AND WITH NO MOISTURE RECOVERY EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS, SIMILAR RH VALUES ARE ANTICIPATED THIS
AFTERNOON.
GRADIENT WINDS WILL GENERALLY INCREASE TO 15-20 MPH ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY
ABATING BY EARLY EVENING AS A SURFACE CYCLONE DRIFTS TOWARDS THE MS
VALLEY/MIDWEST REGION. CRITICAL CONDITIONS APPEAR MOST LIKELY
ROUGHLY ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR AND DOWNWIND OF THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS. HERE, RESIDUAL BELTS OF 20-30 MPH LOW-LEVEL FLOW WITHIN
THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL HELP SUPPORT SUSTAINED WINDS CLOSER TO 20
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30-35 MPH. GIVEN DRY CONDITIONS OVER PRECEDING
DAYS AND RECENT NEW FIRE ACTIVITY, FUELS WILL SUPPORT SOME DEGREE OF
FIRE SPREAD.
..MOORE.. 04/27/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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