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FNUS22 KWNS 040615
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0114 AM CDT SAT APR 04 2026
VALID 051200Z - 061200Z
..SYNOPSIS
UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE WEST ON D2/SUNDAY,
WITH LONGWAVE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGHING ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES/NORTHEAST. AT THE SURFACE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS WHILE A COLD FRONT PROGRESSES
EASTWARD ACROSS THE EAST COAST AND SOUTHEAST. A SECOND COLD FRONT
WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS.
..PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
A TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE HIGH WILL FAVOR SUSTAINED 15-20 MPH
SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
WITH NO APPRECIABLE MOISTURE RETURN AND ONLY LIMITED MID/HIGH CLOUD
COVER EXPECTED, DIURNAL HEATING/MIXING ARE FORECAST TO RESULT IN RH
VALUES DROPPING TO 10-20% ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. THIS
COMBINATION OF WINDS AND RH ATOP DRY, RECEPTIVE FUELS SHOULD PROMOTE
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED FOR A POTENTIAL SOUTHWARD
EXPANSION OF ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS; HOWEVER, UNCERTAINTY OWING TO
GREATER MID/HIGH CLOUD COVER AND MORE MARGINAL RH VALUES PRECLUDES
SUCH AN EXPANSION AT THIS TIME.
..CHALMERS.. 04/04/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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