Date/Time Issued: May 17, 2026 0822Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES East MDS Meso-2

Requested Center Point: 40.3N/97.1W

Date/Time Initial Impact: May 17, 2026 1200Z J/DAY 137

Date/Time of Expected End: May 18, 2026 1200Z J/DAY 138

Length of Event: 24 Hours

Requester: Storm Prediction Center

Priority:  5 SPC Extreme Fire/IMET Deployment

Details/Specifics: Enhanced Risk for severe thunderstorms across the central Plains, and critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions for the southern/central High Plains.

Web Site(s) for Applicable Information: Total Operational Weather Readiness - Satellites (TOWR-S) Virtual Lab Forum (https://vlab.noaa.gov/web/towr-s/mmm/meso-view)

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