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FNUS21 KWNS 200746
FWDDY1

Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0145 AM CST Tue Jan 20 2026

Valid 201200Z - 211200Z

...Synopsis...
A low-amplitude shortwave trough and accompanying speed maximum will
cross the central Rockies during the afternoon, while an attendant
surface low tracks south-southeastward along the northern/central
High Plains. Related downslope flow will yield 10-15 percent RH
across much of the central High Plains, where around 20 mph
sustained northwesterly surface winds (with higher gusts) are
expected. These dry/windy conditions will favor elevated to locally
critical fire-weather conditions over northeastern CO, southwestern
NE, and northwest KS. A separate corridor of elevated fire-weather
conditions is expected in the lee of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains
in southern CO, with locally critical conditions possible within the
gap flow areas. Between these two corridors, recent snowfall should
limit fire-weather concerns.

Elsewhere, modestly breezy northeasterly surface winds are expected
amid a dry antecedent air mass across parts of the western and
central FL Peninsula, where locally elevated fire-weather conditions
are possible.

..Weinman.. 01/20/2026

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

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