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FNUS22 KWNS 201901
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0100 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
VALID 211200Z - 221200Z
..19Z UPDATE
ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TX SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DAYTIME
HEATING WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO 15-20% WITH NORTHERLY SURFACE
WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 10-20 MPH (GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH) ATOP DRY
FINE FUELS. A SMALL CORRIDOR IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
SOUTH-CENTRAL TX MAY BE MORE FAVORABLE FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN RECENT MODEL GUIDANCE. HOWEVER, FORECAST SOUNDINGS
HAVE SOME LOW-MID LEVEL CLOUD COVER PASSING OVER THE REGION DURING
THE DAYTIME HOURS, AND GIVEN UNCERTAINTIES IN STRONGER SUSTAINED
WINDS, CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN WITHHELD FOR NOW. SEE THE
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA/ELLIOT.. 02/20/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0119 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
A DRY AND BREEZY POST-FRONTAL AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH A JET MAXIMUM
EXITING THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AT LEAST
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHWEST
TEXAS ON SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15-20% IS EXPECTED WITH
NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS OF 15 MPH (GUSTING TO 20). WHILE THERE IS
GENERALLY A GRADIENT OF FUEL READINESS ACROSS THE AREA, WITH DRIER
FUELS IN THE WEST, THESE CONDITIONS WILL STILL POSE AN ELEVATED
THREAT FOR WILDFIRE IGNITION AND SPREAD DURING THE AFTERNOON.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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