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FNUS22 KWNS 301923
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0222 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
VALID 311200Z - 011200Z
..20Z UPDATE
EXPECTED INCREASED MID-LEVEL MOISTURE, STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES,
AND RESULTANT INSTABILITY EAST OF THE DRYLINE IN THE EASTERN TX
PANHANDLE AND FAR WESTERN OK HAS PROMPTED THE INTRODUCTION OF AN
ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORM AREA. A FEW LIGHTNING IGNITIONS FROM
HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS ARE A CONCERN WITHIN THE DRY FUELSCAPE, AND
OUTFLOW WINDS COULD PROMOTE PROBLEMATIC FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AS SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 10-15 MPH AND 15
PERCENT RH OVERSPREAD DRY FUELS. HOWEVER, INCREASING MID AND
HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS MAY LIMIT DEEPER MIXING. SEE THE PREVIOUS
DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA/WILLIAMS.. 03/30/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0156 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL IMPULSE WILL OVERSPREAD THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TOMORROW
(WEDNESDAY), WITH SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. THIS SURFACE LOW WILL ENCOURAGE DRY DOWNSLOPE FLOW ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS TOMORROW AFTERNOON, RESULTING
IN 15 MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AMID 15 PERCENT RH. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL OVERSPREAD DRY FUELS, WARRANTING THE INTRODUCTION OF
ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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