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FNUS21 KWNS 201510
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1010 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
VALID 201700Z - 211200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK WITH NO CHANGES NECESSARY.
..STEARNS.. 10/20/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1251 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN LOW ACROSS CONUS TODAY. AN
UPPER-LEVEL LOW IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD TODAY
BUT REMAIN OFFSHORE FROM THE CA CENTRAL COAST THROUGH TONIGHT.
INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL PROMOTE A BROAD
DIFFLUENT PATTERN OVER THE SOUTHWEST WHILE USHERING IN INCREASING
CLOUD COVER AND PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. THIS SHOULD
MITIGATE SIGNIFICANT FIRE POTENTIAL. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
ENCOMPASSING MUCH OF THE EASTERN U.S. WILL PROVIDE SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION, INCLUDING MINIMUM
DAYTIME RH AROUND 20% IN PARTS OF THE DEEP SOUTH. ALTHOUGH DROUGHT
STRESSED FUELS REMAIN ACROSS PARTS OF THE DEEP SOUTH, WEAK SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL PROMOTE LIGHT AFTERNOON WINDS REDUCING THE
OVERALL FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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