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FNUS21 KWNS 280703
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0203 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2025
VALID 281200Z - 291200Z
..SYNOPSIS
SUBTLE MID-LEVEL TROUGHING ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE SUB
TROPICAL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHWEST
TODAY. A BELT OF STRONGER MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER
PARTS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST, SUPPORTING DRY DOWNSLOPE FLOW AHEAD
OF A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHWEST. LEE TROUGHING AND THE
INCREASED FLOW ALOFT WILL ENCOURAGE BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW AMID DRY
CONDITIONS, CONDUCIVE FOR ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS.
..SNAKE RIVER PLAIN INTO WESTERN WY
INCREASING MID-LEVEL FLOW ATTENDANT TO A PASSING MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE
TROUGH WILL OVERSPREAD A DRY AND WELL-MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER ACROSS
PORTIONS OF ID AND WESTERN WY THIS AFTERNOON. AIDED BY LEE
TROUGHING, ELEVATED SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
CENTRAL/EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND THROUGH THE
RED DESERT IN SOUTHWEST WY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15-20 MPH, COMBINED
WITH WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 15-20
PERCENT RANGE, WILL SUPPORT ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
..LYONS.. 06/28/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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