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FNUS21 KWNS 180645
FWDDY1

Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0144 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Valid 181200Z - 191200Z

...Synopsis...
A mid-level low across the northern Great Basin into the
Intermountain West will continue to bring widespread showers and
thunderstorms across the western US. Across the eastern US, high
amplitude ridging will continue to bring above normal temperatures
from the southern Plains into the Southeast.

...Southern Oklahoma into far North-Central Texas...
A surface trough across the central Plains will promote southerly
winds of 10-15 mph over southern KS, western OK and the TX Panhandle
this afternoon. Elevated fire weather concerns are expected across
southwestern Oklahoma into north-central Texas. Fuels across this
region remain critically dry (90-95th percentile ERCs), with well
below normal rainfall over the last few weeks and building drought
conditions. Though relative humidity is forecast to remain largely
above 20-25 percent, temperatures will approach or exceed 100 F
across this region amid the southerly breezes with potential for a
few hours of Elevated fire weather concerns.

..Thornton.. 09/18/2026

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

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