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FNUS22 KWNS 211854
FWDDY2

Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0153 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Valid 221200Z - 231200Z

...NO CRITICAL AREAS...

Ahead of an approaching upper trough currently in the eastern
Pacific, stronger southwest winds will overspread the Pacific
Northwest on Day 2/Tuesday. As a cold front passes through the
Columbia Basin on Tuesday morning/afternoon, high temperatures will
be about 5-10 degrees cooler amid 25-35% RH values. Given the
favorable orientation of stronger upper-level winds, wind gusts of
up to 35 mph are possible in terrain-favored areas; however, a
marginal fuelscape limits a broader fire weather threat. The rest of
the forecast remains on track, please see the previous discussion
for more information.

..Elizalde-Garcia.. 09/21/2026

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0158 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026/

...Synopsis...
Fire weather concerns will remain low across the CONUS on
D2/Tuesday. A trough will bring scattered thunderstorms across
portions of the Great Basin. Though these thunderstorms are expected
to be mainly wet, a few pockets of marginally receptive fuels and
ERCs ranging from the 50-70th percentile across portions of Nevada
may allow for lightning ignition.

Elsewhere, a cold front will continue to stretch across the far
southern Plains bringing shower and thunderstorm activity across
portions of western and south-central Texas. Mid-level heights will
begin to rise again across the central US with warming temperatures
but generally light winds.

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...

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