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FNUS22 KWNS 091924
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0223 PM CDT TUE JUN 09 2026
VALID 101200Z - 111200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR EAST-CENTRAL WYOMING AND FAR
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA...
NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE DRAWN AREAS. ALTHOUGH CONSIDERATION WAS
GIVEN TO SMALL EXPANSIONS ALONG THE EASTERN EXTENT OF THE ELEVATED
RISK IN THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS, RECENT RAINFALL HAS MITIGATED FUEL
RECEPTIVITY. WHILE LOCALIZED AREAS ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE
AREA IN NEBRASKA MAY STILL PROMOTE FIRE GROWTH, FUELS CONDITIONS
HAVE MODERATED AT LEAST SLIGHTLY. ELSEWHERE, THE LATEST FORECAST
GUIDANCE REMAINS ON TRACK WITH THE ELEVATED RISK ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY. ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST UT, A FAIRLY SMALL CORRIDOR MAY
EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED AREAS OF BRIEFLY CRITICAL WINDS
(WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY AT 15-25 MPH) AMIDST THE WIDESPREAD WARM AND DRY
(RH OF 8-15%) CONDITIONS. EVEN SO, WITH SPORADIC FUEL LOADING OVER
THIS AREA, AN ELEVATED RISK WAS MAINTAINED.
..STEARNS.. 06/09/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1246 AM CDT TUE JUN 09 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
AN ELONGATED UPPER TROUGH WILL EXPAND FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO
THE UPPER MIDWEST AS AN UPPER LOW EMERGES ALONG THE NORTHERN
MT/CANADIAN BORDER. AMPLIFIED WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND SURFACE
TROUGHING WILL ENHANCE WINDY CONDITIONS AMID A DRY AIRMASS ACROSS
THE GREAT BASIN AND CENTRAL PLAINS, CONTINUING FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
INTO DAY 2/WEDNESDAY. AT THE BASE OF THE EXITING UPPER TROUGH, DEEP
NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PROMOTE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS INTO THE
SACRAMENTO VALLEY WHERE DRY FINE FUELS EXIST.
..EASTERN GREAT BASIN, COLORADO PLATEAU AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
STRONG WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT BELOW A
PRONOUNCED 60-70 KT MID-LEVEL JET WILL CONTINUE FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS TO PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON DAY 2/WEDNESDAY.
CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO EASTERN WY AND FAR
WESTERN NE PANHANDLE WHERE WEST WINDS OF 25-30 MPH AND RH AS LOW AS
15% ALIGN WITH POCKETS OF DRY FUELS. WEAKER, BUT STILL IMPACTFUL
WESTERLY FLOW WILL SUPPORT ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE
EASTERN GREAT BASIN, COLORADO PLATEAU AND FOUR CORNERS REGIONS AS
WESTERLY 10-15 MPH WINDS (LOCALLY 20 MPH) AND RH VALUES OF 10-15%
OVERLAP DRY FUELS.
..SACRAMENTO VALLEY
DRY, POST-FRONTAL NORTHERLY FLOW FUNNELING INTO THE SACRAMENTO
VALLEY WILL PROMOTE AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT TO THE REGION
AND ADJACENT VALLEY FOOTHILLS. SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10-15
MPH (LOCALLY UP TO 20 MPH) AND RH AT OR BELOW 15% ARE EXPECTED TO
COALESCE AMID RECEPTIVE FUELS TO SUPPORT FIRE SPREAD. DRY AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, LEADING TO AN
EXTENDED BURNING PERIOD AND CONTINUED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ON DAY
3/THURSDAY.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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