743
FNUS22 KWNS 120807
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0207 AM CST MON JAN 12 2026
VALID 131200Z - 141200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
..SYNOPSIS
BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE CONUS AS
EASTERN US TROUGHING CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY. A STRONGER SHORTWAVE
WITHIN THE BROAD TROUGHING WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL US
TUESDAY. AN ACCOMPANYING COLD FRONT WILL ALSO MOVE SOUTHWARD WITH
STRONG SURFACE WINDS ALONG AND BEHIND IT.
.CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
AS THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EAST DEEPENS, FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN MORE
NORTHERLY AHEAD OF THE STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH. THIS, ALONG WITH THE
SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL SUPPORT STRONG NORTHERLY/NORTHWESTERLY
SURFACE WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF WY NORTHERN CO AND NE TUESDAY. AT
LEAST BRIEF DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS REGION
OWING TO THE DOWNSLOPE WINDS. CURRENTLY, RH VALUES APPEAR ONLY
MODEST OWING TO CLOUD COVER AND RAPIDLY DECREASING TEMPERATURES.
HOWEVER, VERY DRY FINE FUELS AND IN SOME DRY/BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD
SUPPORT BRIEF LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER POTENTIAL TUESDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.
..SOUTHERN PLAINS
A PERIOD OF DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS D2/TUESDAY AS UPPER TROUGHING INTENSIFIES OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN US. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO BE OVERLY STRONG, BUT
GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS, OVERLAPPING WITH LOW
RH OF 15-20% DURING THE AFTERNOON COULD SUPPORT SOME LOCALIZED
FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS. HOWEVER, RECENT RAINFALL SHOULD PRECLUDE
BROADER POTENTIAL.
..SOUTHEAST
DRY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHEAST AS SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES SOUTH OF THE DEEPENING LOW IN THE WAKE OF AN
EARLIER COLD FRONT. WHILE STRONG WINDS APPEAR UNLIKELY, RH VALUES
BELOW 35% AND DRIER FUELS COULD SUPPORT SOME BRIEF LOCALIZED
FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF COASTAL GA AND THE
CAROLINAS WHERE LITTLE RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED RECENTLY.
..LYONS.. 01/12/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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