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FNUS21 KWNS 040428
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1127 PM CDT WED JUN 03 2026
VALID 041200Z - 051200Z
..SYNOPSIS
AHEAD OF A SLOW APPROACHING DEEP UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OFFSHORE THE
BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST, ZONAL FLOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTHWEST
THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST. MULTIPLE EMBEDDED PERTURBATIONS WITHIN
THE DOWNSTREAM FLOW WILL ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION ACROSS
PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, BRINGING SOME RELIEF TO A
RECENTLY RECEPTIVE FUELSCAPE. UPPER RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO FLATTEN
OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION, STEERING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ATOP THE
SOUTHEAST AND INITIATING A GRADUAL WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND.
A WEAK, DRY COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TODAY,
EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING INTO CENTRAL NEVADA. BEHIND THE
FRONT, SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 10-20 MPH (GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
THE UPPER COLORADO WESTERN SLOPE INTO THE WYOMING BASIN) ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HOT AND VERY DRY
(5-15% MINIMUM RHS) CONDITIONS SUPPORTIVE OF DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER
MIXING UP TO 450 MB WILL BE IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST,
GREAT BASIN, AND CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONS. ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED WHERE THIS COMBINATION OF
WIND/RH AMID RECEPTIVE FUEL CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT A LIMITED FIRE
WEATHER RISK THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE RIGHT ALIGNMENT OF WIND, RH,
AND VERY DRY FUELS POSSIBLE WITHIN LOCALIZED PORTIONS OF THE DRAWN
AREA, CRITICAL THRESHOLDS COULD BE BRIEFLY ACHIEVED.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA.. 06/04/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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