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FNUS21 KWNS 221627
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1126 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026
VALID 221700Z - 231200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK WITH MINIMAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
ACROSS THE CONTIGUOUS U.S. TODAY. MEASURABLE RAINFALL HAS FALLEN
OVER THE LAST 24-48 HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
OZARKS REGION, BRINGING SOME RELIEF TO A STRESSED FUELSCAPE DEFINED
BY EXTREME TO EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT. WHILE ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
(GREATER THAN 0.5 INCHES) HAS BEEN SPOTTY, AND LIKELY WILL NOT
COMPLETELY DAMPEN FUEL RECEPTIVITY, INCREASED HUMIDITY AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL TEMPORARILY ABATE BROADER FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA.. 09/22/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1254 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN LOW ACROSS THE CONUS TODAY. AN
UPPER-LEVEL LOW AND ASSOCIATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
GREAT BASIN WILL PUSH NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH TODAY, FARTHER INTO THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. A CORRIDOR OF STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS UNDER
ENHANCED MID-LEVEL FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
AZ, EASTERN UT AND SOUTHERN WY, BUT MARGINAL FUELS AND LIMITED
OVERLAP WITH LOW RH WILL SUPPRESS FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS OVER THIS
REGION. A RETURN OF DEEPER SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHWEST,
TOGETHER WITH AN EMBEDDED MCV MOVING INTO SOUTHERN AZ/NM LATER TODAY
SHOULD TRANSLATE TO WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
(INCLUDING HEAVY RAIN) ACROSS PORTIONS OF NM AND EASTERN AZ TODAY,
DIMINISHING THE OVERALL FIRE WEATHER THREAT. RECEPTIVE FUELS PERSIST
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY
WHERE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL HAS BEEN LIMITED. HOWEVER, A SLIGHTLY
COOLER, POST-FRONTAL AIR MASS AND LIGHT WINDS UNDER A RIDGE ALOFT
SHOULD PREVENT A BROADER FIRE WEATHER RISK FOR TODAY.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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