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Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

0156 PM CST Wed Dec 31 2025



Valid 011200Z - 021200Z



...NO CRITICAL AREAS...



...Southern Plains...

A subtle mid-level impulse arriving to the southern Rockies along

with an incipient lee trough/low development across eastern CO and

the TX/OK Panhandles will support increasing west to southwest winds

across much of central and northwestern TX/eastern NM Thursday.

Westerly surface winds will be maximized across eastern NM and far

west TX by Thursday afternoon, but also accompanied by a

considerable rise in relative humidity and cloud cover as Pacific

moisture intrudes in from the Southwest. Brief and localized

elevated fire weather conditions where west-southwest winds of 15

mph amid a narrow corridor of relative humidity of 15-20% (locally

10%) align are possible across portions of the TX Panhandle and

Northwest TX, prior to the influx of increased lower-level moisture

through the afternoon.



..Williams.. 12/31/2025



.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0119 AM CST Wed Dec 31 2025/



...Synopsis...

An upper ridge over the Plains states will gradually flatten through

the day tomorrow (Thursday) as a mid-level impulse impinges on the

southern Rockies. Similar to Day 1, some dry downslope flow is

possible along the lee of the Rockies, over the central and southern

High Plains, with RH dipping below 20 percent in spots. Still,

forecast surface wind fields should not be overly strong, so

wildfire-spread potential should remain localized over the High

Plains. Likewise, modestly dry conditions will persist along the

Southeast Atlantic coastline, but the lack of an appreciable surface

wind field precludes fire weather highlights, though wildfire-spread

potential will locally be non-zero.



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



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