509  
FNUS22 KWNS 201950  
FWDDY2  
 
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0249 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
VALID 211200Z - 221200Z  
   
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
 
 
A DEPARTING MID-LEVEL JET SHOULD SUPPORT LOCALIZED DOWNSLOPE  
ENHANCEMENT OF WINDS AND DRYING ALONG THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE  
WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER, FUELS ARE NOT PARTICULARLY RECEPTIVE TO FIRE  
SPREAD WITH ONGOING GREEN UP ALONG THE FRONT RANGE, MITIGATING  
OVERALL FIRE WEATHER THREAT. OTHERWISE, NO WIDESPREAD FIRE WEATHER  
CONCERNS ACROSS THE CONUS.  
 
..WILLIAMS.. 05/20/2025  
   
PREV DISCUSSION
 
/ISSUED 0141 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025/  
   
..SYNOPSIS
 
 
A BELT OF ENHANCED WESTERLY MIDLEVEL FLOW WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS  
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL PROMOTE LOCALLY  
DRY/BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE CO FRONT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON.  
WHILE LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, THE  
OVERALL RISK APPEARS TOO LOCALIZED FOR HIGHLIGHTS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS  
THE CONUS, A LIMITED OVERLAP OF WARM, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS  
SHOULD LIMIT FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS.  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
 
 

 
 
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