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FNUS22 KWNS 070713
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0112 AM CST SAT MAR 07 2026
VALID 081200Z - 091200Z
..SYNOPSIS
REGIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY ACROSS PARTS
OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND POTENTIALLY THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS. ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE ROCKIES IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LOW MEANDERS OVER THE LOWER CO RIVER
VALLEY AND WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES MIGRATE ALONG THE U.S./CANADIAN
BORDER. THIS FLOW REGIME SHOULD PROMOTE LEE TROUGHING ALONG THE HIGH
PLAINS WITH A CORRESPONDING UPTICK IN DRY WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW
OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
..SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
LATEST GUIDANCE HINTS THAT SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS WILL BE REGIONALLY
MOST PRONOUNCED ACROSS SOUTHEAST CO INTO SOUTHWEST KS AND THE OK
PANHANDLE REGION. THIS WILL SUPPORT 15-20 MPH SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS
NORTHEAST NM INTO THE OK/TX PANHANDLES. DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALREADY
BE IN PLACE IN THE WAKE OF FRIDAY'S FRONTAL PASSAGE, SO CONFIDENCE
IS REASONABLY HIGH IN OBSERVING RH REDUCTIONS INTO THE TEENS TO LOW
20S. ACTIVE FIRES ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE PAST THREE DAYS INDICATE
THAT FUELS ARE RECEPTIVE AMID ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
..NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS
AS WITH D1/SATURDAY, A PROGRESSIVE SHORTWAVE TROUGH MIGRATING ALONG
THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER WILL SUPPORT SOME INCREASE WEST/NORTHWEST
WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, WITH
SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS MORE FOCUSED ACROSS NORTHEAST MT, CONFIDENCE
IN SUSTAINED 15-20 MPH WINDS IS SOMEWHAT LOWER ACROSS EASTERN WY AND
SD. REGARDLESS, LOCALIZED ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AS RH VALUES FALL TO NEAR 20% ACROSS A REGION WITH
RECEPTIVE FUELS.
..SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
AN OFFSHORE WIND EVENT WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING AT THE START OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD AND IS EXPECTED TO PEAK SUNDAY MORNING BETWEEN 14-18
UTC BEFORE GRADUALLY ABATING LATER IN THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS
BETWEEN 20-25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE LEE OF THE COASTAL TERRAIN. DESPITE FAIRLY HIGH
CONFIDENCE IN CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS, RECENT FUEL ANALYSES SHOW THAT
FUELS ARE CURRENTLY NOT RECEPTIVE TO FIRE SPREAD.
..MOORE.. 03/07/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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