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FNUS22 KWNS 041950
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0149 PM CST WED FEB 04 2026
VALID 051200Z - 061200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
NO CHANGES TO THE DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK WAS NEEDED. LOCALIZED
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN
HIGH PLAINS THURSDAY. A BUILDING UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WILL PROMOTE RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS WHERE LOWER ELEVATION FUELS CONTINUE TO DRY
AMID EXPANDING DROUGHT AND LACK OF SNOW COVER. DOWNSLOPE ENHANCED
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10-15 MPH (LOCALLY 20 MPH IN FAVORABLE
TERRAIN) SHOULD ALIGN WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15-20% IN LOCALIZED
AREAS IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES IN CENTRAL MT, BUT A BROADER FIRE
WEATHER THREAT SHOULD BE DAMPED FARTHER EAST WHERE RH REDUCTIONS
WILL BE LIMITED.
..WILLIAMS.. 02/04/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0122 AM CST WED FEB 04 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE WILL SHIFT MORE INTO THE PLAINS ON THURSDAY.
THIS WILL LEAD TO WARMER TEMPERATURES WITHIN THE HIGH PLAINS REGION.
SOME MODESTLY DRY NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGH
PLAINS AND ADJACENT AREAS. HOWEVER, WINDS OF AROUND 15 MPH ALONG
WITH MARGINALLY LOWERED RH IN MOST LOCATIONS DOES NOT SUGGEST MORE
THAN A LOCALIZED FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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