ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
   FNUS22 KWNS 191851

   Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0151 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026

   Valid 201200Z - 211200Z

   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...

   Overall fire weather concerns remain low across the contiguous U.S.
   for Day 2/Sunday; please see the previous discussion for more
   information.

   ..Elizalde-Garcia.. 09/19/2026

   .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1149 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026/

   ...Synopsis...
   Weak mid-level troughing will remain across the central US on
   D2/Sunday, with a cold front sagging southward across the central
   and southern Plains. Several disturbances rotating through the flow
   will bring multiple rounds of shower and thunderstorm activity both
   along and north of the surface boundary. This should aid in some
   improvement of the critically dry fuels across much of the southern
   Plains. Overall, expected increase in relative humidity and
   precipitation chances will keep fire weather concerns low.

      

   ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL
   FNUS28 KWNS 192045

   Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0345 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026

   Valid 211200Z - 271200Z

   ...Discussion...
   Weak mid-level impulses embedded within zonal flow will promote
   precipitation chances from the Midwest to the Eastern Seaboard
   through early next week. A shallow cold front will expand from the
   southern Plains into the Mid-South on Day 3/Monday, slowly
   progressing southward through Day 4/Tuesday. Accompanying the front,
   near to slightly below average temperatures and increasing moisture
   will bring some temporary relief to the southern Plains fuelscape.
   Hot and mostly dry conditions will continue across the lower
   Mississippi Valley through next week, contributing to forecast ERCs
   approaching the 90-95th percentile beyond Day 5/Wednesday; but,
   prevailing light winds should suppress overall fire weather
   concerns. 

   A weak mid-level trough will traverse the Desert Southwest on Days
   3-4/Monday-Tuesday, bringing better moisture and thunderstorms to
   Nevada. Some mixed receptive fuels may reside across portions of
   eastern Nevada, though forecast ERCs range from the 50-70th
   percentile. Ensemble guidance is in general agreement for ridging to
   build over the central-western CONUS late in the workweek as an
   upper trough evolves across the Eastern Pacific and impinges upon
   the Northwest. The overall pattern indicates stronger southwest
   winds could return to the northern Great Basin and Pacific Northwest
   as early as Day 6/Thursday; however, an expected marginal fuelscape
   should limit a broader fire weather threat.

   ..Elizalde-Garcia.. 09/19/2026