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FNUS21 KWNS 210359
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1058 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
VALID 211200Z - 221200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
..SYNOPSIS
WITH MID-LEVEL TROUGHING DOMINATING THE WESTERN CONUS, A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED JET MAX WITHIN THE LARGER-SCALE PATTERN WILL
BRIEFLY AMPLIFY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ROCKY
MOUNTAINS TODAY. HOWEVER, THIS FEATURE APPEARS TO ROUND THE BASE OF
THE LARGER TROUGH TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING OF DAY 2/FRIDAY.
ADDITIONALLY, A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN BY LATE IN THE DAY 1 PERIOD ON EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
..SOUTHWEST
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT, LOCALIZED TERRAIN-ENHANCED SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10-20 MPH AS RH FALLS TO 10-20% AT PEAK
HEATING. A NARROW REGION OF STRONGER WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS (15-25
MPH) WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN UT AND WESTERN CO PRIOR TO THE COLD
FRONT ARRIVAL, THOUGH DISPLACED FROM THE LOWEST RH. AS THE FRONT
PASSES IN THE EVENING, BRIEF GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND INCREASED
SURFACE MOISTURE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION. THE MORE LOCALIZED
NATURE OF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SPARSELY CONTINUOUS
FUELS PRECLUDES THE INTRODUCTION OF HIGHLIGHTS.
..STEARNS.. 05/21/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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