Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
978 FNUS22 KWNS 311817 FWDDY2 Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0116 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 Valid 011200Z - 021200Z Minor expansions were made to both Elevated areas based on the latest model forecast guidance. Dry and breezy conditions are likely from southeast Arizona into the western half of New Mexico but are not likely to meet elevated criteria. Additionally, elevated to locally critical winds/RH are likely farther north across the Great Basin into the West Slope, but current fuel conditions preclude expanding the Elevated area. Otherwise, the forecast remains on track. ..Nauslar.. 05/31/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0221 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024/ ...Synopsis... Increasing west-southwesterly surface winds are expected Saturday across northern AZ and far northwestern NM, where fuels continue to become more receptive due to a lack of appreciable rainfall and persistent daily minimum RH in the low teens and single digits. Further east across FL, increasing easterly sustained winds around the base of a surface high pressure are expected to combine with RH of less than 35-40 percent, and ERC fuels exceeding the 85-95th percentile. However, meteorological fire spread conditions only warrant Elevated areas at this time. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$