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FNUS22 KWNS 270647
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0146 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026
VALID 281200Z - 291200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
WESTERN TEXAS...
..SYNOPSIS
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY ACROSS
PARTS OF EASTERN NM AND WESTERN TX. EARLY-MORNING WATER-VAPOR
IMAGERY DEPICTS A LOW-AMPLITUDE UPPER WAVE OVER CENTRAL CA. THIS
FEATURE WILL QUICKLY PROGRESS EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE
NEXT 48 HOURS, WHICH WILL RESULT IN SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS AND
INCREASING WESTERLY GRADIENT WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
LATEST FORECAST CONSENSUS IS THAT WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY
INCREASE INTO THE 15-20 MPH RANGE FOR MOST OF THE REGION. GIVEN AN
ANTECEDENT DRY AIR MASS AND SEVERAL PRECEDING DAYS OF DRY/WINDY
CONDITIONS, FUELS WILL REMAIN STRESSED THROUGH TUESDAY AND SHOULD
SUPPORT SOME DEGREE OF FIRE SPREAD. ADDITIONALLY, INCREASING
DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS WITH RH MINIMUMS IN THE
10-20% RANGE LIKELY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEAR MOST
PROBABLE IN THE LEE OF THE MORE PROMINENT SOUTHERN ROCKIES MOUNTAIN
RANGES WHERE TERRAIN ENHANCEMENT OF FLOW UNDER THE UPPER JET WILL
PROMOTE SUSTAINED WINDS CLOSER TO 20-25 MPH.
..MOORE.. 04/27/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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