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FNUS22 KWNS 041856
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0156 PM CDT MON MAY 04 2026
VALID 051200Z - 061200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK, SEE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA.. 05/04/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0137 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN US TUESDAY AS THE
SOUTHERN STREAM UPPER LOW MERGES WITH THE SECOND TROUGH OVER THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL US. AS THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGHS DEEPEN, A
SURFACE LOW OVER OK WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD AHEAD OF A SURGING COLD
FRONT OVER THE PLAINS, WHILE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF
THE EASTERN US.
..WEST TX
THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE TX PANHANDLE TUESDAY,
PUSHING DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FARTHER SOUTH INTO CENTRAL/WEST
TEXAS. SOUTH OF THE FRONT, WESTERLY WINDS OF 10-20 MPH ARE EXPECTED
ALONG WITH RH BELOW 25%. THIS COULD SUPPORT SOME LOCALIZED
FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS. HOWEVER, RECENT PLENTIFUL RAINFALL HAS
TEMPERED MARGINAL FUELS SUCH THAT WIDESPREAD FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS
APPEAR UNLIKELY. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION AND COOLER TEMPERATURES
NORTH OF THE FRONT SHOULD LIMIT FIRE-WEATHER POTENTIAL OVER THE
CENTRAL US.
..MID ATLANTIC
AS THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL US CONSOLIDATES, ANOTHER DAY OF
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS IS LIKELY OVER PARTS OF THE MID ATLANTIC. WARM
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND MINIMAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
COULD SUPPORT LOCALIZED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF THE
CAROLINAS AND VA. HOWEVER, FUELS REMAIN LIMITED AND ANY FIRE-WEATHER
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED, PRECLUDING HIGHLIGHTS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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