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FNUS22 KWNS 130548
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1248 AM CDT MON APR 13 2026
VALID 141200Z - 151200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND ADJACENT
HIGH PLAINS...
..SYNOPSIS
THE PROGRESSION OF THE UPPER TROUGH IN THE SOUTHWEST/SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS IS EXPECTED TO SLOW ON TUESDAY. THE TROUGH MAY NOT EJECT INTO
THE PLAINS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEEPEN
IN THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS.
..SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND VICINITY
A SIMILAR SETUP TO MONDAY IS EXPECTED, THOUGH THE LOCATION OF THE
TROUGH WILL BRING BETTER ALIGNMENT OF STRONGER MID-LEVEL WINDS TO
THE REGION. THE DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL FURTHER INCREASE SURFACE
WIND SPEEDS TO 20-25 MPH. RH OF AROUND 15% APPEARS LIKELY. FARTHER
EAST INTO KANSAS, THE SURFACE WINDS WILL BE SIMILARLY STRONG ALONG
WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS (RH PERHAPS NEARING 10% IN SOME LOCATIONS).
RECENT RAINFALL SHOULD MITIGATE SOME FIRE WEATHER RISK WITH EASTWARD
EXTENT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
..PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
THE BASE OF THE TROUGH OVER THIS REGION ALONG WITH A MODERATELY
STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PROMOTE 15-20 MPH WINDS. RH
WILL BE SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN GIVEN THE EXPECTED MID-LEVEL CLOUDS.
HOWEVER, AROUND 20% IS POSSIBLE FOR BROAD PORTIONS OF THE REGION.
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER IS FORECAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
..MID-ATLANTIC
DRY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MID-ATLANTIC. 10-15 MPH WINDS
AROUND THE SURFACE HIGH ARE PROBABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. 25-30% RH
WILL ALSO OCCUR. DESPITE THE MARGINAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS,
VERY DRY FUELS WILL SUPPORT AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
..WENDT.. 04/13/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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