035
FNUS22 KWNS 170700
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0159 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
VALID 181200Z - 191200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
..SYNOPSIS
A LARGE-SCALE RIDGE WILL RE-BUILD OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE GREAT
BASIN ON THURSDAY, WHERE A WARM/DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.
AS A RESULT, DEEP-LAYER FLOW WILL BE WEAKER ACROSS THE REGION
COMPARED TO PRIOR DAYS, REDUCING SURFACE WIND SPEEDS AND THE OVERALL
FIRE-WEATHER RISK. HOWEVER, LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN TERRAIN-FAVORED/WIND-PRONE AREAS
ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN INTO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ROCKIES DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
..DRY THUNDERSTORMS - SIERRA
OVER THE SIERRA AND VICINITY, A MIDLEVEL TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO
IMPINGE ON THE LARGE-SCALE RIDGE, AIDING IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. INVERTED-V PROFILES
WILL FAVOR HIGH-BASED, MIXED WET-DRY STORMS. THESE STORMS ATOP DRY
FUELS MAY POSE SOME CONCERN FOR LIGHTNING-INDUCED IGNITIONS.
HOWEVER, THE OVERALL RISK APPEARS TOO LOCALIZED/LIMITED FOR DRY
THUNDERSTORM HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS TIME.
..CENTRAL NC AND VICINITY
AROUND 15-20 MPH SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST.
THESE BREEZY/GUSTY WINDS WILL OVERLAP MARGINALLY LOW RH (AROUND
35-40 PERCENT), AND GIVEN A LACK OF RAINFALL OVER CENTRAL NC,
LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
..WEINMAN.. 06/17/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page