ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
   FNUS22 KWNS 080650

   Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0150 AM CDT Fri May 08 2026

   Valid 091200Z - 101200Z

   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...

   ...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.

   ..Halbert.. 05/08/2026

      

   ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL
   FNUS28 KWNS 072100

   Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0400 PM CDT Thu May 07 2026

   Valid 091200Z - 151200Z

   Upper troughing will extend along the eastern U.S. and persist
   through early next week as an upper-level low over eastern Canada
   remains anchored. This pattern will encourage unsettled weather and
   repeated chances for precipitation across portions of the Southeast
   to the Mid-Atlantic. Given a widespread transition to green-up and
   expected appreciable moisture return, broader fire weather concerns
   may temporarily be dampened for much of the eastern U.S. through the
   duration of the forecast period.

   An upper ridge will prevail across the western U.S., potentially
   shifting into the central U.S. by mid-week. The overall pattern may
   result in a fuel drying/curing event, given above normal
   temperatures and dry conditions to persist for much of the
   Intermountain West. However, timely green-up phase of fuels and
   lighter winds should keep broader concerns low. Localized fire
   weather concerns may emerge in terrain-favored areas where stronger
   winds overlap dry fuels. 

   Between western U.S. ridging and troughing to the east, broad
   northwesterly flow over the High Plains and Upper Midwest is
   expected to promote sporadic dry and windy conditions atop drying
   fuels. A series of shortwaves are forecast to move along the eastern
   periphery of the upper ridge on Day 3/Saturday and Day 5/Monday,
   providing scattered chances of precipitation and gusty winds.
   Conversely, widespread appreciable precipitation is unlikely.
   Uncertainty in medium-range guidance precludes critical
   probabilities at this time; however, fire weather potential should
   become more evident in future outlooks.

   ..Elizalde-Garcia.. 05/07/2026