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FNUS22 KWNS 290659

FWDDY2



Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

0158 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026



Valid 301200Z - 011200Z



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN

ARIZONA...NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...WESTERN COLORADO...AND EASTERN

UTAH...



...Synopsis...

Amid persistent longwave troughing centered over the Intermountain

West, an embedded shortwave trough will pivot northeastward across

portions of the Great Basin and Colorado River Valley on Tuesday.

With several preceding days of dry/breezy conditions across the

region, this will continue to support expansive fire weather

concerns across portions of the Great Basin/Southwest.



...Four Corners region into eastern Utah/western Colorado...

As the aforementioned shortwave rounds the base of the longer

wavelength trough positioned across the West, a mid-level jet streak

is forecast to overspread the Four Corners/Colorado Plateau. Latest

high-res and ensemble guidance suggests that this will support a

corridor of enhanced (sustained 20-25 mph with occasional gusts of

30-35 mph) south-southwesterly winds from northeastern

Arizona/northwestern New Mexico into eastern Utah and western

Colorado amid minimum RH values of 5-10%. With several days of

dry/breezy conditions across the region, ERCs span from the 80th to

98th percentile (locally greater). This combination of dry/receptive

fuels and wind/RH conditions is expected to support critical fire

weather conditions across portions of the Four Corners region and

Colorado Plateau. A broader area of elevated fire weather concerns

is forecast across adjacent regions of the Great Basin, Southwest,

and the immediate lee of the Sangre de Cristos.



..Chalmers.. 06/29/2026



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



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