National Fire News

Breezy westerly winds of 15–25 mph, with gusts of 25–35 mph, are expected across much of the Intermountain West and northern Rockies. Gusts up to 45–50 mph are possible across parts of the northern Rockies, southern Nevada, Utah, northwest Colorado, and Wyoming. RH will generally range from 5–25%, with locally higher values across Nevada and northern Utah. RH of 10–20% will persist across inland California and the northern Great Basin, while 12–20% RH is expected from north Texas into Oklahoma. Isolated to scattered mixed wet/dry thunderstorms are expected across the central and eastern Great Basin into the central Rockies, particularly from eastern Nevada and southwest Utah into northwest Colorado and southern Wyoming. Scattered mixed wet/dry thunderstorms are also expected across the Southwest, primarily in Arizona and west of the Divide in New Mexico. Scattered thunderstorms, some potentially strong to severe, are forecast along and ahead of a cold front from the northern Plains into the Upper Midwest. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected across Florida and the northern Gulf Coast, while most of the eastern U.S. remains dry with near- to slightly-below- normal temperatures.