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DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0243 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026
VALID 091200Z - 101200Z
..NORTHERN PLAINS
A NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
UPPER MIDWEST SATURDAY. DRY, POST-FRONTAL WINDS OF AROUND 15 MPH AND
CRITICALLY DRY FUELS WILL ALIGN SUPPORT AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
THREAT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD
RH REDUCTIONS OF 20% OR BELOW ARE UNLIKELY ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S, THE RECEPTIVE
FUELSCAPE (SUPPORTING RECENT FIRE ACTIVITY) WILL STILL YIELD A
WILDFIRE SPREAD CONCERN. INTRODUCED ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS INTO FAR
NORTHEASTERN MT AND WESTERN ND TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS THREAT.
..COLORADO RIVER BASIN
A BUILDING UPPER RIDGE ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. WILL SUPPORT ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A DEEP AND VERY DRY BOUNDARY LAYER
ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND COLORADO RIVER BASIN WILL PROMOTE
SURFACE RH REDUCTIONS OF 5-15% BY PEAK AFTERNOON MIXING AMID
WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS OF 10-20 MPH. HOWEVER, FUELS
REMAIN MARGINAL AFTER RECENT WIDESPREAD RAINFALL LIMITING A BROADER
FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
..WILLIAMS.. 05/08/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0150 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
NO FIRE-WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS ARE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY.
GENERALLY, THERE WILL BE A LACK OF OVERLAP BETWEEN RECEPTIVE FUELS
AND STRONG/DRY SURFACE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE U.S., ESPECIALLY
WITH SOME RECENT WETTING RAINFALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS
AND EASTWARD. THERE IS SOME SIGNAL FOR 15-20 MPH WINDS IN A
POST-FRONTAL AIRMASS ACROSS THE DAKOTAS, BUT SURFACE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO LARGELY REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 30%.
STILL, GIVEN THE CRITICALLY DRY FUELS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS,
THIS AREA COULD INCLUDE ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS IN FUTURE UPDATES.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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