893
FNUS22 KWNS 160702
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0201 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026
VALID 171200Z - 181200Z
..SYNOPSIS
WITHIN THE BASE OF A BROAD/AMPLIFYING LARGE-SCALE TROUGH
ENCOMPASSING THE NORTHERN CONUS, A BELT OF 60-70-KT MIDLEVEL
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
ADJACENT PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. TO THE SOUTH, DIURNAL HEATING OF A DRY
ANTECEDENT AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF 10-15
PERCENT AFTERNOON RH ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST/GREAT
BASIN INTO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ROCKIES.
AS MODERATE-STRONG DEEP-LAYER FLOW PERIPHERAL THE PRIMARY JET STREAM
OVERSPREADS THIS DEEPLY MIXED AIR MASS, WIDESPREAD 15-20 MPH
SUSTAINED WEST-NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THE
COMBINATION OF WARM/DRY CONDITIONS AND THESE BREEZY/GUSTY WINDS WILL
FAVOR A LARGE AREA OF ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE-WEATHER
CONDITIONS. A CRITICAL AREA WAS CONSIDERED IN PARTS OF EASTERN UT
INTO WESTERN CO, WHERE 20 MPH SUSTAINED WEST-NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE
WINDS SHOULD OVERLAP 15-20 PERCENT RH AMID DRY FUELS, THOUGH THIS
FAVORABLE OVERLAP APPEARED A BIT LOCALIZED FOR THE UPGRADE AT THIS
TIME.
..WEINMAN.. 06/16/2026
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