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FNUS21 KWNS 031531
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 03 2026
VALID 031700Z - 041200Z
NO CHANGES ARE NEEDED FOR TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK. THE
PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED ELEVATED OFFSHORE WIND/RH CONDITIONS (EASTERLY
10-15 MPH GUSTING UP TO 40 AMID 15-20% RH) REMAIN ON TRACK FOR THIS
AFTERNOON OVER THE HIGHLIGHTED AREA OF SOUTHERN CA WHERE ERCS HOVER
NEAR THE 70-90TH PERCENTILE.
..STEARNS.. 10/03/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0100 AM CDT SAT OCT 03 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TODAY ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AS AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE CONTRIBUTES TO DRY, EASTERLY
OFF-SHORE FLOW. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO REACH AS LOW AS
15-20% ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA, COUPLED WITH 10-15 MPH WINDS.
PORTIONS OF THE SAN DIEGO FOOTHILLS MAY SEE GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30-40
MPH. GIVEN THAT THESE CONDITIONS WILL OVERLAP WITH FUELS IN THE
VICINITY OF THE 70TH-80TH ANNUAL PERCENTILES, ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER
HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED FOR THIS AFTERNOON.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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