ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
   FNUS22 KWNS 180537

   Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1137 PM CST Sat Jan 17 2026

   Valid 191200Z - 201200Z

   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...

   ...Synopsis...
   With much of the U.S. east of the Rockies dominated by cooler
   temperatures and surface high pressure on Monday, no fire-weather
   concerns are forecast at this time.

   ..Halbert.. 01/18/2026

      

   ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL
   FNUS28 KWNS 172137

   Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0337 PM CST Sat Jan 17 2026

   Valid 191200Z - 251200Z

   ...Synopsis...
   A broad, upper-level troughing pattern should persist across the
   eastern U.S. through the middle of next week, ushering in several
   cold fronts into the central and southern Plains, where dry
   conditions and pockets of receptive fuels remain. Pronounced ridging
   aloft will support dry and anomalously warm conditions across much
   of the Intermountain West through Day 5/Thursday. Longer term
   ensemble guidance shows a breakdown of the ridge across the western
   U.S./northeast Pacific by late week, that could promote better
   opportunities for Pacific moisture intrusion into the West by the
   weekend.

   ...Day 4/Tuesday - Central High Plains...
   Increasing west-northwesterly flow aloft ahead of an upper-level
   short wave and lee trough development across the central/northern
   High Plains should support enhanced downslope drying and warming
   across southeastern WY and eastern CO Tuesday. However, preceding
   light snowfall late Day 2/Sunday into Day 3/Monday across eastern CO
   could mitigate overall fire weather impacts. 

   ...Days 5-8/Wednesday-Saturday...
   Surface high pressure is expected to slide into the Southeast/Mid
   Atlantic while troughing evolves across the southern High Plains
   midweek, promoting better moisture return and subsequent widespread
   precipitation across eastern TX and the Lower MS River Valley.
   Timing of frontal passages and spatial distribution of dry return
   flow events later in the week becomes less certain, particularly
   across the southern/central Plains where receptive fuels remain.
   This precludes introduction of critical probabilities in the longer
   term.

   ..Williams.. 01/17/2026