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FNUS22 KWNS 051836
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0136 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026
VALID 061200Z - 071200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ONGOING FORECAST. SEE THE PREVIOUS
DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA.. 05/05/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1257 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
AN ELONGATED UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES INTO
THE SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY, WITH A BROAD CORRIDOR OF STRONGER MID-LEVEL
WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A RELATED COLD FRONT STRETCHING
SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE NORTHEAST INTO TX GRADUALLY ADVANCES EAST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE A MARKED SOUTHWARD ACCELERATION
TAKES PLACE OVERNIGHT ACROSS TX. A DRYING AND WARMING TREND
COMMENCES WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AS AN UPPER RIDGE
PUSHES INTO THE WEST COAST.
..SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO INTO WEST TEXAS
STRONGER MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL LINGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST
AND TX AS A MORE ROBUST JET CORE OF 75-80 KNOTS SHIFTS INTO THE OH
RIVER VALLEY. STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS OF 15-25 MPH SOUTH OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT OVER THE TX PANHANDLE AND ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE
DRYING SHOULD YIELD 15% RH OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NM INTO
WEST TX. HOWEVER, RECENT RAINFALL HAS MODERATED FUELS ACROSS THIS
REGION, MITIGATING THE OVERALL FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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