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FNUS22 KWNS 280531
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1231 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
VALID 291200Z - 301200Z
..SYNOPSIS
A MID/UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL TRAVERSE THE MIDWEST INTO
THE OHIO VALLEY AS AN ATTENDANT SURFACE LOW APPROACHES THE
MID-ATLANTIC. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS EAST OF THE
APPALACHIANS EXTENDING INTO THE SOUTHEAST BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
DRY WESTERLY FLOW SOUTH OF THE ADVANCING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GA AND
NORTHERN FL WHERE FUELS REMAIN DRY. ENHANCED MID-LEVEL WESTERLY FLOW
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC TROUGH WILL BOLSTER A CONTINUED
DOWNSLOPE REGIME ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. WITH PRECEDING DAYS OF
FIRE-EFFECTIVE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND RECEPTIVE FUELS, FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS WILL PERSIST OVER CENTRAL NM TO FAR EASTERN AZ ON
WEDNESDAY.
..SOUTHWEST
PERSISTENT WESTERLY MID-LEVEL FLOW AND DEVELOPING LEE-SURFACE
TROUGHING WILL PROMOTE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS EASTERN AZ
INTO CENTRAL NM. WHILE WINDS ARE FAIRLY MARGINAL COMPARED TO
PREVIOUS DAYS, WIDESPREAD WESTERLY WINDS OF 15-20 MPH AND RH OF LESS
THAN 15 PERCENT AMID DRY FUELS WILL SUPPORT ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
..SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA
BENEATH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH, A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW OVER THE
MID-ATLANTIC WILL ENHANCE SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST. AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT EXISTS WHERE
DELAYED GULF MOISTURE RETURN AMID AN EXISTING DRY BOUNDARY LAYER IS
EXPECTED TO SUPPORT MINIMUM RH REDUCTIONS OF 25-35 PERCENT (LOCALLY
LESS THAN 25 PERCENT) ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GA INTO NORTHERN
FL BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, PRECIPITATION APPEARS LIKELY
ALONG A SOUTHWARD PROGRESSING COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL GA. FIRE
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS MAY BE ADJUSTED IN FUTURE OUTLOOKS AS FORECAST
GUIDANCE ALIGNS IN THE LOCATION/EXTENT OF THE COLD FRONT AND
RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA.. 04/28/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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