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FNUS21 KWNS 221616
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1115 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
VALID 221700Z - 231200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
NO CHANGES WERE NEEDED FOR THE DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK UPDATE.
PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS FORECAST DISCUSSION BELOW.
..WILLIAMS.. 05/22/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0100 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
LONGWAVE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGHING WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE
WESTERN CONUS AND GREAT PLAINS TODAY, WITH AN EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE
TROUGH EJECTING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS
THROUGH THE PERIOD. LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL
PREVAIL OVER THE WESTERN CONUS, WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL SURFACE
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. SIMULTANEOUSLY, A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP
EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS, WITH A TRAILING COLD
FRONT EXTENDING TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND A
QUASI-STATIONARY/WARM FRONT EXTENDING EASTWARD THROUGH THE
MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC. SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL TO NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE
PLAINS AND THE EASTERN CONUS WITH CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINFALL
ACROSS MUCH OF THESE REGIONS. GIVEN THESE CONDITIONS, WIDESPREAD
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY. LOCALLY ELEVATED
CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN/CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS WHERE BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING WILL PROMOTE
MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 5-15%. ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN WITHHELD
AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER, GIVEN THE EXPECTATION FOR SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
TO REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT (10-15 MPH).
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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