ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
   FNUS22 KWNS 030548

   Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1248 AM CDT Thu Sep 03 2026

   Valid 041200Z - 051200Z

   ...Synopsis...
   An additional day of Elevated fire weather conditions can be
   expected across the northern High Plains on Day 2/Friday. With the
   persistent large trough dominating the Northwestern CONUS, an
   upper-level jet streak will round it's base and allow for stronger
   winds centered over ID on the afternoon of Day 2/Friday. Given the
   continued compact surface pressure gradient and well-mixed boundary
   layer over the region, windy and dry conditions will impact the
   surface, resulting in afternoon sustained southwesterly winds of
   15-20 mph coincident with RHs of 10-20%. Again, portions of the
   southern to central Great Basin will experience similar wind/RH
   conditions, but fuels remain less receptive to ignitions. Meanwhile,
   upper-level ridging remains over the central CONUS, prolonging hot
   and dry conditions in the central and southern Great Plains. This
   continues to cure both dead and live fuels in the absence of
   widespread beneficial precipitation.

   ..Stearns.. 09/03/2026

      

   ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL
   FNUS28 KWNS 022131

   Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0431 PM CDT Wed Sep 02 2026

   Valid 041200Z - 101200Z

   ...Synopsis...
   Upper-level troughing will linger across the northwestern U.S.
   through early next week while ridging will hold firm over the
   central U.S. This pattern will likely suppress overall fire weather
   concerns and fuel receptivity across much of the West under an
   extended period of cloud cover, cooler temperatures and
   precipitation. A lingering fire weather threat will persist into Day
   3/Friday for portions of WY and northern High Plains under dry
   southwest flow ahead of the broader upper trough. Additional
   mid/upper moisture from tropical cyclone activity in the eastern
   Pacific has the potential to advect into southern CA and the
   southwestern CONUS but forecast rainfall amounts and distribution
   remain uncertain. Nonetheless, fire weather concerns will generally
   decline over the weekend into next week across the West.

   ...Day 3/Friday...
   A corridor of dry, southwesterly flow ahead of the broader trough
   across the Northwest will promote fire weather concerns across
   portions of WY and the northern High Plains Day 3/Friday. Minimal
   rainfall and persistently dry fuels combined with southwest winds of
   10-20 mph and RH as low as 10% Friday afternoon supports the
   continuation and slight expansion of a 40% critical area for
   northeastern WY, southeastern MT and adjacent SD/ND border areas.
   Farther southwest, a similarly dry and breezy environment sets up
   over southern NV into western UT. However, marginal fuels after
   prior rainfall preclude introduction of critical probabilities.

   ..Williams.. 09/02/2026