####018001387#### FNUS22 KWNS 071943 FWDDY2 Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0242 PM CDT Wed May 07 2025 Valid 081200Z - 091200Z No changes are needed to the D2 Fire Weather Outlook. See previous discussion below for more information. ..Thornton.. 05/07/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1238 AM CDT Wed May 07 2025/ ...Synopsis... Fire weather potential will generally be limited for much of the country on Thursday, though regional concerns will likely emerge for parts of western North Dakota during the afternoon hours. A cold front associated with a clipper low migrating across the Canadian Prairies is forecast to push across central and eastern MT during the day. Pre-frontal southerly flow is forecast to increase to 15-20 mph across western ND by late afternoon. A combination of temperatures warming into the low 80s with deep boundary-layer mixing should yield RH values in the low to mid 20s. Much of western ND has remained dry over the past few days, and residual dead grasses have supported a couple of large fires over the past week. While the fire weather threat is not expected to be particularly widespread, the potential for elevated fire weather conditions over a receptive fuel landscape warrants highlights. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$