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FNUS21 KWNS 050508
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1207 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2026
VALID 051200Z - 061200Z
..SYNOPSIS
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGHING OVER THE NORTH/CENTRAL U.S. WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION, WHILE UPPER RIDGING
STRENGTHENS AND LIFTS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS. A DRY
AIRMASS WILL PERSIST IN THE INTERIOR WEST AMID A VERY DRY FUELSCAPE,
WITH STRONGER FLOW ALOFT REMAINING OVER THE NORTHERN COLORADO
PLATEAU INTO SOUTHWEST WYOMING. ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN
MAINTAINED WHERE WEST-NORTHWESTERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10-20 MPH
(GUSTS OF 20-30 MPH) ARE LIKELY AMID MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 5-15% THIS
AFTERNOON. FARTHER WEST, DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 100+ DEGREES F
AND 5-15% RH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE CALIFORNIA VALLEYS AND
SURROUNDING TERRAIN. THE SPATIAL EXTENT OF SUSTAINED 15+ MPH WINDS
FOR 3 HOURS OR GREATER WILL BE LIMITED, PRECLUDING AN INTRODUCTION
OF FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS; HOWEVER, PERIODS OF ONSHORE FLOW
EXCEEDING 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS LOCALIZED INTERIOR REGIONS AND
TERRAIN-FAVORED AREAS, SUPPORTIVE OF LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS
WHERE FUELS ARE RECEPTIVE.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA.. 08/05/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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