National Fire News

An upper-level trough will move south and weaken over the Intermountain West this weekend with an upper low tracking southeast across the Great Lakes and Northeast bringing snow to these regions early next week. An upper-level ridge will move east from the northeast Pacific over the West and to the north of the weakening upper low late this weekend into next week. The Bermuda High will extend over much of Florida and portions of the Gulf Coast and Deep South with heavy rain likely along the northern periphery of the Bermuda High extending across northern portions of the Southern Area and southern portions of the Eastern Area today into next week. Strong offshore winds are expected across California today through the weekend and possibly continuing into Monday morning. Dry and windy conditions are also expected in portions of the southern Great Basin and Southwest ahead and behind a cold front driving southward across the Intermountain West. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions are also likely at times today into next week across snow-free portions of the Plains, especially the High Plains. An increase of significant fire potential will likely accompany these dry and windy conditions across southern California, the southern Great Basin, the Southwest, and portions of the Plains. http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/outlooks/outlooks.htm