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Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook  

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

0212 AM CDT Tue Apr 07 2026



Valid 071200Z - 081200Z



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL

GEORGIA...



...Synopsis...

Upper-level ridging will continue to dampen across the West today as

a mid-level shortwave trough over the Pacific Northwest moves

eastward along the Canadian border and a second mid-level shortwave

trough ejects eastward over southwestern Texas. This will promote

largely zonal flow across much of the central/northern Rockies. At

the surface, a cold front will shift offshore of South Florida, with

high pressure in place across the Midwest. A second frontal system

will simultaneously shift eastward across the northern Great Plains.



...Portions of eastern Georgia into the Florida Panhandle...

Sustained northeasterly winds of 10-20 mph along the southern

periphery of a surface high positioned across the Great Lakes region

are forecast to overlap minimum RH values of 20-30% during peak

mixing Tuesday afternoon. With receptive fuels in place across a

region characterized by ongoing extreme/exceptional drought, this is

expected to promote elevated to critical fire weather conditions

from eastern Georgia into the central Florida Panhandle, especially

across areas that did not see appreciable rainfall accumulations

over the past 24-48 hours.



..Chalmers.. 04/07/2026



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



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