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FNUS22 KWNS 301945
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0245 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026
VALID 311200Z - 011200Z
MINOR CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXISTING ELEVATED AREA OVER FAR
NORTHEASTERN CA AND SOUTH-CENTRAL OR. THE LATEST FORECAST GUIDANCE
HAS MAINTAINED 15-20 MPH SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS AMID 10-20% MINIMUM
RH ACROSS THE DRAWN AREA. WHILE COINCIDENT ELEVATED WINDS AND LOW
RHS MAY PERSIST SLIGHTLY FARTHER EAST INTO THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN,
RECENT RAINFALL AND COOL TEMPERATURES HAVE REDUCED FUELS BELOW
CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR NOW OVER MUCH OF NV.
MEANWHILE, THE TROUGH AXIS PROGRESSING ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF
THE CONUS ON DAY 2/MONDAY WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED WESTERLY WINDS NEAR
15-20 MPH AMID LOW RHS DOWN TO 20-25% OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN ND
AND NEARBY AREAS. HOWEVER, FUELS REMAIN MARGINALLY RECEPTIVE
(ESPECIALLY GIVEN PRECEDING PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE ON DAY 1/SUNDAY)
ACROSS THIS AREA, LEADING TO MORE OF A CURING EVENT THAN AN
IMMEDIATE WILDFIRE RISK. GIVEN THE CONTINUED ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AMID DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS AND PERIODIC WIND
EVENTS, THIS REGION WILL BE WATCHED CLOSELY AS TROUGHING CONTINUES
TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CONUS.
..STEARNS.. 08/30/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1231 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
A BROAD TROUGH WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE WEST ON MONDAY. A
COMPACT SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN THROUGH
THE DAY. IN ITS WAKE, MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL RELAX BEFORE QUICKLY
INCREASING AGAIN INTO TUESDAY MORNING. AT THE SURFACE, A BROAD AND
MODEST SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP WITHIN THE NORTHWEST INTO THE
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN. A SMALL ZONE OF FAVORABLE OVERLAP OF 15-20 MPH
WINDS WITH MARGINALLY LOWERED RH (15-20%) IS FORECAST FROM NORTHEAST
CALIFORNIA INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL OREGON. HERE, MARGINALLY ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS WILL EXIST DURING THE AFTERNOON GIVEN THE VERY DRY
FUELS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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