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FNUS22 KWNS 201754
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1253 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026
VALID 211200Z - 221200Z
..PORTIONS OF THE MID-SOUTH
AS AN UPPER TROUGH EXITS THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND THE PATTERN
TRANSITIONS TO UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING, 20-30 KT SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT AND TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL PROMOTE
DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
ON TUESDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10-15 MPH (GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH)
AND LOW RH VALUES OF 20-30 PERCENT AMID DRYING FUELS ARE SUPPORTIVE
OF A FIRE WEATHER THREAT, THUS ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN
INTRODUCED.
THE REST OF THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK, SEE THE PREVIOUS
DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA.. 04/20/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0129 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING WILL GRADUALLY SLIDE EAST OVER THE GREAT PLAINS
ON D2/TUESDAY AS A CLOSED UPPER-LEVEL LOW MOVES ONSHORE ACROSS THE
WEST COAST. AT THE SURFACE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
SOUTHEAST WHILE A FRONTAL SYSTEM ADVANCES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT
PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST.
..PORTIONS OF FLORIDA INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA
SUSTAINED EASTERLY WINDS OF 10-15 MPH ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN
PERIPHERY OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE SOUTHEAST WILL OVERLAP
REDUCED RH OF 20-30% ACROSS MUCH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO
SOUTHERN GEORGIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AMID
EXTREME TO EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONTINUES TO PROMOTE RECEPTIVE FUELS
ACROSS THIS REGION, WITH ERCS CURRENTLY AT OR ABOVE THE 95TH
PERCENTILE. THIS COMBINATION IS EXPECTED TO SUPPORT ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS. WHILE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY
FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL CRITERIA, LOCALLY CRITICAL
CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE DRYNESS/RECEPTIVENESS OF FUELS
AND POTENTIAL FOR OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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