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FNUS22 KWNS 230708
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0208 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2025
VALID 241200Z - 251200Z
..SYNOPSIS
FOR THURSDAY, THE UPPER LOW OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BECOME
MORE COMPACT AND MOVE INLAND. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL ALSO BEGIN TO DIG
INTO THE NORTHWEST, INCREASING MID-LEVEL WINDS ACROSS THE CASCADES
THROUGH THE DAY. AT THE SURFACE, DEEPER TROUGHS WILL BE PRESENT IN
THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. A BOUNDARY WILL BE SITUATED
ROUGHLY WITHIN THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN INTO THE CA/OR BORDER.
..NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN OREGON...NORTHERN GREAT BASIN
AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INLAND, PWAT VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE.
THIS, COUPLED WITH THE MID-LEVEL ASCENT AND LIFT FROM THE BOUNDARY,
WILL LEAD TO WIDELY SCATTERED STORMS ALONG THE BOUNDARY. STORM
COVERAGE MAY APPROACH SCATTERED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WITH
SLIGHTLY FASTER STORM MOTIONS THAN ON WEDNESDAY, THERE STILL WILL BE
SOME CHANCE FOR A FEW DRIER STORMS. GIVEN THE LIGHTNING OVER DRY
FUELS, NEW IGNITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE.
..COLUMBIA BASIN
LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER APPEARS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON,
PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE CASCADE GAPS AND COLUMBIA GORGE. WIND SPEEDS
WITHIN THE GAPS COULD BE AROUND 20 MPH WITH RH RANGING FROM
POTENTIALLY IN THE TEENS BUT MORE LIKELY 20-25%. IT WILL BE DRIER IN
THE BASIN ITSELF (15-20% RH), BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER (15-20 MPH).
GIVEN THE RECENT RAINFALL AND SUBSEQUENT DECREASE IN ERCS, ELEVATED
HIGHLIGHTS DO NOT APPEAR WARRANTED AT THIS TIME.
..WENDT.. 07/23/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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