SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1202 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026 Valid 011200Z - 021200Z ...Synopsis... A ridge of high pressure will shift east over the Great Basin as a closed low develops offshore the Pacific Northwest. An amplifying upper trough across the Eastern Seaboard will dig southward and amalgamate with a subtropical shortwave traversing the Gulf Coast region, further enhancing westerly flow aloft for much of the Southeast into the Mid-Atlantic. Widespread precipitation over the southern Plains on Friday is expected to provide much needed relief to an extensively dry fuelscape. Prolonged dry and breezy conditions across the Florida Peninsula will continue fire weather concerns where drought-stressed fuels exist. ...Central Florida... Ahead of a stalled frontal boundary draped over northern FL, steady westerly flow and a relatively dry airmass amid receptive fuels will pose a fire weather threat on F