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U.S. Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

   ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
   FNUS21 KWNS 221639

   Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1039 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026

   Valid 221700Z - 231200Z

   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...

   Westerly flow aloft across the Southwest and associated surface
   troughing across the southern High Plains will support localized
   downslope-enhanced west winds of 15-20 mph in immediate leeward
   locations and favored terrain gaps of south-central CO and central
   NM mountains. Alignment of elevated surface winds with relative
   humidity around 15% could yield localized and brief elevated fire
   weather conditions through the afternoon, although increasing cloud
   cover and marginal fuels should mitigate a broader fire weather
   threat.

   ..Williams.. 01/22/2026

   .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1152 PM CST Wed Jan 21 2026/

   ...Synopsis...
   An arctic air mass will begin to overspread the Great Plains and
   Midwest, reducing fire-weather concerns across much of the CONUS.
   Farther south, downslope flow off the southern Rockies and lee
   troughing over the High Plains will contribute to locally dry/breezy
   conditions across parts of southern CO and NM during the afternoon.
   However, fire-weather concerns will generally be limited, given both
   marginal wind/RH and fuels.
      

U.S. Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook


   ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
   FNUS22 KWNS 220553

   Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1153 PM CST Wed Jan 21 2026

   Valid 231200Z - 241200Z

   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...

   ...Synopsis...
   An arctic air mass will infiltrate the CONUS, precluding
   fire-weather concerns.

   ..Weinman.. 01/22/2026


U.S. Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook


   ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL
   FNUS28 KWNS 212116

   Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0316 PM CST Wed Jan 21 2026

   Valid 231200Z - 291200Z

   A pronounced arctic air mass will filter into much of CONUS late
   week while a large scale upper-level trough deepens across the
   western U.S. on Day 3/Friday, translating eastward over the weekend
   and reaching the East Coast early next week. The trough will
   facilitate overrunning of East Pacific and Gulf moisture over the
   shallower cold air mass to bring a broad, mixed precipitation event
   across the Southwest and southern Plains beginning on Days
   3-4/Friday-Saturday. Development of a surface trough/low across the
   Deep South and subsequent eastward advancement of the upper-level
   trough should support additional widespread precipitation across the
   Southeast, Mid Atlantic and Northeast for Day 5-6/Sunday-Monday.
   This will considerably reduce fire weather concerns  across the
   majority of the eastern U.S. through the middle of next week. Longer
   term ensemble guidance does suggest a return to seasonably warmer
   and drier conditions across the central High Plains as early as Day
   6/Monday, along with the potential for breezy downslope winds under
   a broad northwest flow aloft regime. However, uncertainty in spatial
   distribution of precedent precipitation across the region through
   this weekend reduces predictability of the fire weather threat for
   this region in the longer term.

   ..Williams.. 01/21/2026
      




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