143  
FNUS21 KWNS 090554  
FWDDY1  
 
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1254 AM CDT TUE SEP 09 2025  
 
VALID 091200Z - 101200Z  
   
..SYNOPSIS  
 
AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESS  
TODAY. STRONGER MID-LEVEL WINDS WILL PUSH INTO THE SOUTHERN AND  
EASTERN GREAT BASIN. FARTHER NORTH AND WEST, LIFT FROM THE UPPER LOW  
WILL PROMOTE WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN PARTS OF THE NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN ROCKIES.  
   
..NORTHWEST/NORTHERN ROCKIES  
 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE PERIODICALLY IN THE NORTHWEST. PORTIONS  
OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN MAY SEE STORMS BOTH IN THE MORNING AND  
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. MOST AREAS HAVE HAD RECENT PRECIPITATION AND  
FUELS INDICES HAVE BEEN TRENDING TOWARD LOWER FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.  
HOWEVER, THERE ARE POCKETS OF REMAINING DRY FUELS IN THE COLUMBIA  
BASIN WHERE THERE WILL BE SOME CONCERN FOR LIGHTNING IGNITIONS.  
   
..SOUTHERN/EASTERN GREAT BASIN  
 
WITH THE STRONGER MID-LEVEL WINDS OVERSPREADING THE REGION, 15-20  
MPH WINDS (LOCALLY UP TO 25 MPH) CAN BE EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN/EASTERN  
NEVADA INTO WESTERN UTAH. RH COULD LOCALLY DIP AS LOW AS 10-15%, BUT  
15-20% WILL BE MORE COMMON. GIVEN THE CURRENT STATE OF FUELS,  
ELEVATED CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE LOCALIZED IN NATURE.  
 
..WENDT.. 09/09/2025  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
 
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