Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
649 FNUS22 KWNS 071949 FWDDY2 Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0148 PM CST Fri Nov 07 2025 Valid 081200Z - 091200Z The Elevated area was expanded slightly northwestward to the CO Front Range. Here, the latest high-resolution guidance is in good agreement, depicting around 25 mph sustained north-northwesterly surface winds (with higher gusts) amid 15-20 percent RH. Despite somewhat cool surface temperatures with northward extent (upper 40s to lower 50s F), the strong/gusty winds and increasingly dry fuels toward the Front Range will still favor elevated fire-weather conditions during the afternoon. For additional details, see the previous discussion below. ..Weinman.. 11/07/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1252 AM CST Fri Nov 07 2025/ ...Synopsis... A potent mid-level shortwave trough is expected to dig across the central CONUS during the day on Saturday, pushing a strong cold front southward across the Plains. Behind the front, strong winds to 25-30 mph (locally up to 35 mph) are currently expected across portions of the central high plains along with RH near 15-20% and pockets of dry fuels and cured grasses. For these reasons, have introduced an Elevated risk for fire weather across portions of the area. Additionally, some risk for fire weather may occur across portions of the southern Texas Panhandle and west Texas, where fuels are drier. However, lower wind speeds and higher RH along with the potential for high-level clouds reduce confidence in any fire weather risk here, and therefore have declined to introduce any highlights in this area in this outlook. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$