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FNUS22 KWNS 041956
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0155 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2026
VALID 051200Z - 061200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
AND FAR EAST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
THE CRITICAL ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WAS EXTENDED SOUTHWARD WITH
THIS UPDATE TO ACCOUNT FOR LATEST TRENDS IN MODEL GUIDANCE AND FUELS
DATA. OVERALL, BROAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE STILL
EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS WITH CRITICAL
CONDITIONS LIKELY IN EAST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INTO THE PORTIONS OF
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE REGION. SEE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
..THORNTON.. 01/04/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0112 AM CST SUN JAN 04 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL FLATTEN
DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD AS A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH EJECTS OUT OF THE
ROCKIES AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. AS THIS MID-LEVEL WAVE MOVES
INTO THE PLAINS, WESTERLY MID-LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WILL CORRESPONDINGLY INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER DAY OF
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO,
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES, FAR
SOUTHWEST KANSAS, AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA. HERE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY
PERCENTAGES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS TO LOCALLY HIGH SINGLE DIGITS.
THE BIGGEST QUESTION FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE
THE STRENGTH OF THE AFTERNOON SURFACE WINDS. HIGH-RESOLUTION
GUIDANCE THIS EVENING YIELDS INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN A BELT OF
STRONGER SURFACE WINDS FROM FAR EAST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INTO THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. HERE, AFTERNOON WINDS WILL
INCREASE INTO THE 15-20 MPH RANGE, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. THESE
WINDS, COUPLED WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES IN THE
TEENS WILL YIELD A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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