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FNUS21 KWNS 020551
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1250 AM CDT WED SEP 02 2026
VALID 021200Z - 031200Z
..SYNOPSIS
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING MID-LEVEL TROUGH NEAR THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND AN ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN
GREAT BASIN. AHEAD OF THE IMPENDING CLOUDY AND COOLER CONDITIONS
ANTICIPATED TO IMPACT THOSE REGIONS, AN AREA OF WARM AND DRY AIR
WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. HOWEVER, RECENT
RAINFALL AND THEREFORE LESS DRY FUELS OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL PRECLUDE ANY HIGHLIGHTS OVER THOSE
REGIONS. MEANWHILE, CRITICALLY DRY FUELS DUE TO ONGOING DROUGHT FROM
RECENT DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE OVER
PORTIONS OF FAR WESTERN SD THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MT. OVER
THIS AREA, SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH SPEEDS
OF 15-20 MPH AMID LOW RHS OF 15-20%. AN AREA OF PARTICULARLY STRONG
WIND (NEAR 20 MPH) AND DRY RHS (NEAR 10-15%) COULD PROMOTE BRIEF
LOCALIZED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS GENERALLY OVER PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL/NORTHEAST WY. THOUGH NOT ANTICIPATED TO ALTER FUELS
RECEPTIVITY, LIGHT RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE
OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN (CENTRAL MT) AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN (SOUTHERN
WY) EXTENTS OF THE DRAWN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK AREA TODAY.
..STEARNS.. 09/02/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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