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FNUS22 KWNS 240558
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1257 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
VALID 251200Z - 261200Z
..SYNOPSIS
A BROAD, LARGE-SCALE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE ANCHORED NEAR THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER OVER THE CENTRAL US THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TO THE
EAST, THE PREVAILING UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE WILL COLLAPSE ON DAY
2/SATURDAY AS AN APPROACHING MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH TRIGGERS
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE MIDWEST AND APPALACHIANS. THIS
CHANGE IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF TO THE CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS OVER THESE REGIONS. HOWEVER, FOR AREAS BYPASSED BY APPRECIABLE
RAINFALL (ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS), THE FIRE
RISK POSED BY LINGERING DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.
..SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST
ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST ON
SATURDAY, SUSTAINING VERY BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS. FOLLOWING
SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER, THE FUEL
ENVIRONMENT REMAINS HIGHLY STRESSED, ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN
EXTENTS OF THE DRAWN AREA. WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 15-20 MPH
WILL COINCIDE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10-20% OVER RECEPTIVE
FUELS, FURTHER AGGRAVATING THE FIRE RISK. CONSEQUENTLY, AN ELEVATED
AREA EXISTS FOR DAY 2/SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH OF NEW MEXICO, SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA, AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS WHERE FUELS ARE RECEPTIVE. WHILE
THE DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO SURGE FARTHER EAST ACROSS
SOUTHWEST/CENTRAL TEXAS, FUEL CONDITIONS NEAR AND SOUTH/EAST OF
MIDLAND APPEAR TO BE LESS RECEPTIVE OVERALL. HOWEVER, THIS EVENT
WILL WORK TO DRY FUELS OVER THIS REGION AND MAY PROMOTE FUTURE RISK
ACROSS THIS AREA.
..STEARNS/MOORE.. 04/24/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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