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FNUS22 KWNS 220600
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0100 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
..SYNOPSIS
AN UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED MID LEVEL JET WILL EJECT INTO CENTRAL
U.S. THURSDAY WHILE A SURFACE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT PUSH FARTHER
EAST INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND CENTRAL PLAINS. MORE SIGNIFICANT
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS,
SOUTH OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT WHERE A CORRIDOR OF STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS, CRITICALLY LOW RH AND RECEPTIVE FUELS ALIGN TO
BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE REGION.
..SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS
THE PRONOUNCED 60-70 KNOT MID-LEVEL JET AT THE BASE OF AN UPPER
TROUGH ENTERING THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN PLAINS, IN ADDITION TO
CONTINUED SURFACE TROUGHING FARTHER EAST, WILL PROMOTE INTENSE
DOWNSLOPE DRYING AND STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF
EASTERN NM AND NORTHWEST TX THURSDAY WHERE CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS WERE
MAINTAINED. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20-25 MPH, RH NEAR OR BELOW
10% AND DRY FUELS WILL ALIGN TO BRING A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT
TO THE REGION. FARTHER NORTH, DRY POST-FRONTAL NORTHWEST WINDS, WITH
SOME DOWNSLOPE ENHANCEMENT IN AREAS ADJACENT TO CO FRONT RANGE WILL
SUPPORT AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS TO INCLUDE EASTERN CO, MUCH OF NE AND WESTERN KS.
..WILLIAMS.. 04/22/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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