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FNUS21 KWNS 160616
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0116 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
VALID 161200Z - 171200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO
INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY OVER THE ROCKIES, WITH SURFACE LOW
DEEPENING ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE PLAINS STATES TODAY. GRADIENT FLOW
TO THE WEST OF THE DRYLINE WILL PROMOTE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. GUIDANCE
CONSENSUS DEPICTS WIDESPREAD 15-25 MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE
WINDS OVERLAPPING WITH 15-20 PERCENT RH FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON
FROM THE LOWER GREAT BASIN INTO WESTERN TEXAS, WARRANTING ELEVATED
HIGHLIGHTS GIVEN DRY FUELS. CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS REMAIN IN PLACE
ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO WESTERN TEXAS, WHERE THE
AFOREMENTIONED METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WILL OVERSPREAD RECEPTIVE
FUEL BEDS EXPERIENCING FUEL LOADING. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORM
HIGHLIGHTS ARE ALSO IN PLACE TO ADDRESS INITIAL LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND ERRATIC THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS WITH STORM DEVELOPMENT OVER DRY
FUEL BEDS.
..SQUITIERI.. 05/16/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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