Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
923 FNUS28 KWNS 082146 FWDD38 Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0444 PM CDT Wed May 08 2024 Valid 101200Z - 161200Z Building surface high pressure will overspread the central/southern Plains through much of the extended, keeping winds light and limiting fire weather concerns where fuels are the driest. Continued upper-level troughing over the western US and weak lee troughing across the High Plains and will maintain areas of dry/breezy conditions across eastern AZ/southwest NM. This may support localized areas of Elevated fire weather concerns D3/Friday and D4/Saturday. Rain chances are forecast to increase D3/Friday across the Four Corners/southern High Plains, which should aid in limiting fire potential in those regions. As the western trough ejects into the Southern Plains D4/Saturday into D5/Sunday, Critical conditions may return to far western Texas/southern New Mexico. Potential for precipitation across this region lowers confidence in including any areas with this outlook. ..Thornton.. 05/08/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$