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Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook  

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

0928 AM CST Thu Feb 12 2026



Valid 121700Z - 131200Z



...NO CRITICAL AREAS...



...Morning Update...

A few hours of locally elevated fire weather conditions are possible

this afternoon in the lee of the Lewis Range in northwestern

Montana. Relative humidity will fall between 15-25 percent with

westerly downslope surface winds sustained at 10-20 mph. These

conditions will overlap a fairly dry fuelscape, allowing for

localized fire weather potential. Otherwise, minimal fire weather

conditions are expected across the rest of CONUS.



..Elizalde-Garcia/Lyons.. 02/12/2026



.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1254 AM CST Thu Feb 12 2026/



...Synopsis...

Upper ridging will prevail over the Plains as a mid-level trough

approaches from the west, and another upper trough progresses

further over the Atlantic today. Surface high pressure will dominate

over the Mississippi Valley to the East Coast, with moist return

flow expected over the southern Plains given potential weak surface

low development. Overall, quiescent fire weather conditions are

expected CONUS wide. However, a dry low-level airmass will

overspread portions of the Southeast and the central High Plains,

supporting drying fuels and perhaps localized wildfire growth

potential.



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



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