ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
   FNUS22 KWNS 020552

   Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1252 AM CDT Wed Sep 02 2026

   Valid 031200Z - 041200Z

   ...Synopsis...
   A corridor of dry southwesterly flow between the mid-level trough
   over the Northwest and the central US ridge will continue to present
   a fire weather threat to MT/WY and portions of the Great Basin on
   Day 2/Thursday. Fire weather concerns remain farther northeast along
   the axis of dry southwest flow across central WY where an Elevated
   risk area has been introduced. The threat is similar in time and
   space to the preceding Day 1/Wednesday Elevated risk. Southwesterly
   flow amid lee surface troughing, though slightly less strong of a
   surface pressure gradient versus Day 1/Wednesday, will still support
   surface winds of 15-20 mph coincident with daytime RHs of 10-20%.
   Similarly, southwest winds of 15-25 mph amid low daytime RH are
   likely across southeastern NV into southwestern UT on the afternoon
   of Day 2/Thursday. However, marginal fuels that have developed after
   preceding days of rain should help tame impacts of an otherwise
   critical fire weather event across the region. A localized elevated
   fire weather threat may be possible where pockets of relatively dry
   fuels linger.

   ..Stearns.. 09/02/2026

      

   ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL
   FNUS28 KWNS 012151

   Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0451 PM CDT Tue Sep 01 2026

   Valid 031200Z - 091200Z

   ...Synopsis...
   A large, upper-level trough will dominate weather across much of the
   northwestern CONUS through early next week. Cooler temperatures,
   cloud cover and rainfall should reduce fire weather concerns through
   early next week over much of the Pacific Northwest, northern CA and
   Northern Rockies. A swath of persistent dry, southwesterly flow
   ahead of this trough stretching from southern NV to the northern
   High Plains will likely present some level of fire weather threat to
   the Great Basin on Day 3/Thursday and northeastern WY/adjacent
   northern High Plains Days 3-4/Thursday-Friday. An upper-level ridge
   over the central U.S. will keep much of the Great Plains under
   anomalously warm temperatures and mostly dry conditions through the
   end of the week. Low-level flow trajectories will limit lower
   daytime RH to the high plains areas as gulf moisture streams
   northward into the southern/central Great Plains.

   ...Days 3-4/Thursday-Friday...
   A corridor of dry southwesterly flow between the upper trough over
   the Northwest and central U.S. ridge will present a fire weather
   threat to portions of the Great Basin and WY on Day 3/Thursday.
   Southwest winds of 15-25 mph amid low daytime RH are likely across
   southeastern NV into southwestern UT Thursday afternoon. However,
   marginal fuels that have developed after preceding days of rain
   should help tame impacts of an otherwise critical fire weather event
   across the area. A localized elevated fire weather threat is
   possible where pockets of drier fuels linger. Fire weather concerns
   remain farther northeast along the axis of dry southwest flow across
   central WY where a 40% critical area persists. 

   A surface low develops across eastern MT Day 4/Friday amid
   increasing mid-level southwest winds. Dry and breezy conditions
   south of this feature will promote fire weather concerns across
   northeastern WY, and portions of the northern High Plains where
   corresponding receptive fuels align. 40% critical probabilities were
   extended northward into far southeastern MT and adjacent SD/ND to
   message this fire weather threat.

   ...Days 5-8/Saturday-Tuesday...
   Predictability wanes over the weekend with a potential for deeper
   moisture from tropical cyclone activity in the northeast Pacific
   encroaching into Southern CA and the Southwest as early as Day
   5/Saturday. However, uncertainty looms in northward extent and
   magnitude of this moisture plume past the weekend. Larger scale
   troughing across the northwestern U.S. should subdue fire weather
   concerns for the region bringing reinforcing cloud cover, cool
   temperatures and potential rainfall.

   ..Williams.. 09/01/2026