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FNUS22 KWNS 070600
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1259 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026
VALID 081200Z - 091200Z
..SYNOPSIS
AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH SHIFTS OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD INTO THE
ATLANTIC TODAY AS A TRAILING, LOWER AMPLITUDE UPPER WAVE ENTERS THE
MIDWEST AND CENTRAL PLAINS. AT THE SURFACE, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT NEAR A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL EXTEND EASTWARD
FROM TEXAS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND FL PANHANDLE, BRINGING
SOME RELIEF TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN FL. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
UNDER A BUILDING RIDGE ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. WILL MANIFEST LARGELY
AS A FUEL CURING/DRYING EVENT WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.
..NORTHERN PLAINS
BROAD NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL ENCOMPASS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY, WITH TROUGHING ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. AND A
BUILDING RIDGE OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. LACK OF SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF ND AND EASTERN MT HAS ALLOWED MORE
RECEPTIVE FUELS TO EMERGE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. WEST/NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15-20 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING CLOSE TO 20% WILL
COMBINE WITH INCREASINGLY DRY FUELS TO PROMOTE AN ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONCERN FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS. ELEVATED
HIGHLIGHTS WERE INTRODUCED ACROSS FAR NORTHEASTERN MT INTO WESTERN
ND TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS FIRE WEATHER THREAT. A TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT
IN FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT SHIFTS SOUTH FROM SASKATCHEWAN. A FEW SHOWERS AND
INITIALLY HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING, BUT WIDESPREAD WETTING PRECIPITATION UNLIKELY.
..WILLIAMS.. 05/07/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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