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FNUS21 KWNS 151647
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1146 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2025
VALID 151700Z - 161200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
..17Z UPDATE
EASTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN
COLUMBIA BASIN AND CASCADE RANGES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH D2/TUESDAY.
WITH GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH POSSIBLE AT RIDGE-TOP LEVEL AND THROUGH
GAPS, SOME DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, THE
MARGINAL RH VALUES AND RECENT PRECIPITATION SHOULD KEEP FUELS
TEMPERED, WITH ANY FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF AND
LOCALIZED. OTHERWISE, SEE THE PRIOR OUTLOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..LYONS.. 09/15/2025
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0142 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2025/
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL BECOME SITUATED OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TODAY, PROMOTING MAINLY QUIESCENT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
WESTERN CONUS. AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH, THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. SOME OF
THESE STORMS MAY BE FAST MOVING AND HIGH BASED, ACCOMPANIED BY
ERRATIC WIND GUSTS. NONETHELESS, FUELS ARE AT BEST MARGINALLY
RECEPTIVE TO WILDFIRE SPREAD, WITH NO FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS
INTRODUCED THIS OUTLOOK.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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