ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
   FNUS22 KWNS 201949

   Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0249 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025

   Valid 211200Z - 221200Z

   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...

   A departing mid-level jet should support localized downslope
   enhancement of winds and drying along the Colorado Front Range
   Wednesday. However, fuels are not particularly receptive to fire
   spread with ongoing green up along the Front Range, mitigating
   overall fire weather threat. Otherwise, no widespread fire weather
   concerns across the CONUS.

   ..Williams.. 05/20/2025

   .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0141 AM CDT Tue May 20 2025/

   ...Synopsis...
   A belt of enhanced westerly midlevel flow will be in place across
   the central Rockies on Wednesday. This will promote locally
   dry/breezy conditions along the CO Front Range during the afternoon.
   While locally elevated fire-weather conditions are possible, the
   overall risk appears too localized for highlights. Elsewhere across
   the CONUS, a limited overlap of warm, dry, and windy conditions
   should limit fire-weather concerns.

      

   ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL
   FNUS28 KWNS 192022

   Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0322 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025

   Valid 211200Z - 271200Z

   Mainly zonal mid-level flow through the middle of the week will give
   way to upper ridging in the Plains as mid-level troughs deepen
   across the western and eastern U.S. by the end of the week. By the
   weekend into early next week, the western mid-level trough will
   de-amplify while progressing toward the Plains. Surface high
   pressure will build across the central and northern U.S. through the
   week, while a surface low will encourage the northward return of
   moisture across the southern Plains by the end of the week toward
   the weekend. Overall quiescent fire weather conditions are expected
   through most of the extended range. The largest concern for future
   significant wildfire-spread potential remains across portions of the
   Southwest, where prolonged warm and dry conditions will support the
   continued curing of fuels. Disagreement remains among medium-range
   guidance members in terms of the evolution of the de-amplifying
   western upper trough by the weekend. Stronger surface winds may
   develop over parts of the Southwest by the weekend, but confidence
   in this scenario is too low for the introduction of Critical
   probabilities at this time.

   ..Squitieri.. 05/19/2025