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FNUS22 KWNS 181932
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0131 PM CST WED DEC 18 2024
VALID 191200Z - 201200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
NO CHANGES TO THE ONGOING FORECAST. WITH A POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH
MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS, A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW
WILL PROMOTE WINDS OF 20-30 MPH OVER PARTS OF WESTERN/CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. WINDS WILL SUPPORT A LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT,
BUT MARGINAL TEMPERATURES/RH SHOULD LIMIT GREATER CONCERNS.
..WENDT.. 12/18/2024
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0158 AM CST WED DEC 18 2024/
..SYNOPSIS
MID-LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE WESTERN US IS FORECAST TO MOVE EASTWARD
THURSDAY AS THE OVERALL UPPER-AIR PATTERN BECOMES MORE AMPLIFIED. AT
THE SURFACE, HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE INTO THE
ROCKIES. ASIDE FROM SOME RESIDUAL OFFSHORE FLOW OVER PARTS OF
SOUTHERN CA, WIDESPREAD FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
..SOUTHERN CA
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT
D1/WEDNESDAY AND INTO EARLY D2/THURSDAY, AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
GREAT BASIN SHIFTS EASTWARD. WHILE WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY WEAKEN,
SOME LINGERING, LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY
CONTINUE IN THE TYPICAL SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS/FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. LIMITED IN SPATIAL COVERAGE AND DURATION, FIRE-WEATHER
CONCERNS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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