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FNUS22 KWNS 260710
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0209 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
VALID 271200Z - 281200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...
..SYNOPSIS
DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS ON MONDAY, SUPPORTING ANOTHER DAY OF ELEVATED
TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. THE UPPER WAVE CURRENTLY
APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY EJECT ACROSS THE
PLAINS AND INTO THE MIDWEST LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AS THIS OCCURS,
A SURFACE CYCLONE WILL MIGRATE INTO THE UPPER MS RIVER VALLEY BY
MONDAY EVENING WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT, 15-20 MPH WESTERLY WINDS WILL
BE COMMON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND INTO PORTIONS OF OK
AND TX.
LITTLE TO NO MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL SUPPORT ANOTHER DAY OF 5-15% RH
MINIMUMS OVER A REGION WITH DRY FUELS. CONSEQUENTLY, WIDESPREAD
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEAR LIKELY. ALTHOUGH THE PRIMARY
SYNOPTIC LOW WILL BE INCREASINGLY DISPLACED FROM THE REGION THROUGH
LATE AFTERNOON, RESIDUAL STRONG WINDS WITHIN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL
LIKELY SUPPORT AREAS OF 20-25 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS UPWARDS OF 30
MPH. BASED ON LATEST ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE, A CORRIDOR OF SUSTAINED 20
MPH WINDS APPEARS LIKELY ROUGHLY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE I-40 CORRIDOR
FROM EASTERN NM INTO THE TX PANHANDLE. GIVEN THIS ENSEMBLE SIGNAL
AND SOME RECENT FIRE ACTIVITY WITHIN THIS CORRIDOR, CRITICAL
HIGHLIGHTS WERE INTRODUCED.
..MOORE.. 04/26/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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