910
FNUS21 KWNS 291645
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1145 AM CDT THU MAY 29 2025
VALID 291700Z - 301200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
OVERLAP OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE LIMITED ACROSS CONUS AS
AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S TODAY. ISOLATED
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
AND ADJACENT HIGHER TERRAIN. DIURNALLY DRIVEN THUNDERSTORMS WILL
REMAIN LARGELY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, EAST OF WHERE THE
DRIEST AND MOST RECEPTIVE FUELS TO FIRE SPREAD EXIST ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST.
..WILLIAMS.. 05/29/2025
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1230 AM CDT THU MAY 29 2025/
..SYNOPSIS
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIMITED TODAY. MOISTURE
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN NEW MEXICO ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
SURFACE HIGH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS, WITH INCREASING
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE EXPECTED BY THE AFTERNOON. A FEW INITIALLY DRY
HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR ON THE FRINGES OF THE BETTER
MOISTURE IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO. HOWEVER, THE SPATIAL EXTENT OF THIS
AREA LOOK TO LIMITED TO INCLUDE WITH THIS OUTLOOK.
AS A TROUGH ENTERS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL OVERSPREAD THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN INTO THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN.
OVERALL, GUIDANCE FROM PARTNERS INDICATES THAT FUELS IN THESE
REGIONS HAVE NOT YET DRIED SUFFICIENTLY TO SUPPORT FIRE SPREAD.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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