700
FNUS22 KWNS 220701
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0201 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
..SYNOPSIS
A MIDLEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND
NORTHERN ROCKIES DURING THE DAY -- WHERE AMPLE MIDLEVEL MOISTURE
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ATOP A DIURNALLY DEEPENING BOUNDARY LAYER.
RELATED FORCING FOR ASCENT PRECEDING THE TROUGH WILL PROMOTE
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED FAST-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS
OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. GIVEN 0.7-0.9 INCH PW, A DRY/WELL-MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER, AND
FAST STORM MOTIONS, A MIX OF WET/DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL POSE A RISK
OF LIGHTNING-INDUCED IGNITIONS AND GUSTY/ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS ATOP
RECEPTIVE FUELS. ADDITIONALLY, ENHANCED DEEP-LAYER
WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ACCOMPANYING THE MIDLEVEL TROUGH WILL
OVERSPREAD THE WARM/DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES, YIELDING DRY/BREEZY (ELEVATED) FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS
DURING THE AFTERNOON.
FARTHER SOUTH, DRY/BREEZY SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS -- IN RESPONSE TO A PASSING
LOW-AMPLITUDE MIDLEVEL TROUGH. THESE DRY/BREEZY CONDITIONS ATOP
INCREASINGLY RECEPTIVE FUELS WILL FAVOR ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER
CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
..WEINMAN.. 08/22/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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