788
FNUS22 KWNS 160649
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0148 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
VALID 171200Z - 181200Z
..SYNOPSIS
A PERIOD OF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL RETURN ON D2/TUESDAY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL OVERSPREAD THE
NORTHERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES, WITH LEE TROUGHING STRENGTHENING ACROSS
THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
EXTEND INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WHERE A RESIDUAL DRY AIR MASS WILL
PROMOTE AN INCREASING FIRE WEATHER THREAT FOR SOUTHEASTERN NM, WEST
TX AND WESTERN OK. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY REDUCTIONS TO 15-20%
WILL OVERLAP SUSTAINED SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 10-15 MPH. A
CORRIDOR OF NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THIS BROADER ELEVATED. FOR NOW, CONFIDENCE IN COVERAGE OF
CRITICAL WINDS IS TOO LOW TO INCLUDE AN AREA AT THIS TIME, GIVEN LOW
COMBINED PROBABILITIES FROM ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE FROM THE HREF.
..THORNTON.. 03/16/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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