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Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1140 AM CDT Sun May 31 2026

Valid 311700Z - 011200Z

...NO CRITICAL AREAS...

The ongoing forecast remains on track. See the previous discussion
for more information.

..Elizalde-Garcia.. 05/31/2026

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0105 AM CDT Sun May 31 2026/

...Synopsis...
Fire weather concerns will be limited for today across the country.
Early-morning surface observations show the driest conditions across
eastern AZ into central NM where overnight RH values have struggled
to climb out of the teens. Very dry conditions will prevail across
AZ/NM for today (afternoon RH minimums in the single digits to low
teens), and fine fuel analyses and recent fire activity in NM
suggest that some fuels are favorable for fire spread. However,
recent guidance continues to suggest winds across the region will be
fairly light - generally 10-15 mph. This limits confidence in an
appreciable fire weather threat away from more prominent central NM
terrain features. Similarly, dry conditions will prevail across the
Great Lakes and upper MS River Valley region, but weak winds within
the dry air mass will modulate fire weather concerns. A swath of
elevated fire weather conditions will likely emerge across southeast
WY within a downslope flow regime, but recent rainfall has likely
improved fuel moisture content.

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...

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