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FNUS22 KWNS 020553
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1252 AM CDT WED SEP 02 2026
VALID 031200Z - 041200Z
..SYNOPSIS
A CORRIDOR OF DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW BETWEEN THE MID-LEVEL TROUGH
OVER THE NORTHWEST AND THE CENTRAL US RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO PRESENT
A FIRE WEATHER THREAT TO MT/WY AND PORTIONS OF THE GREAT BASIN ON
DAY 2/THURSDAY. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN FARTHER NORTHEAST ALONG
THE AXIS OF DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS CENTRAL WY WHERE AN ELEVATED
RISK AREA HAS BEEN INTRODUCED. THE THREAT IS SIMILAR IN TIME AND
SPACE TO THE PRECEDING DAY 1/WEDNESDAY ELEVATED RISK. SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW AMID LEE SURFACE TROUGHING, THOUGH SLIGHTLY LESS STRONG OF A
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT VERSUS DAY 1/WEDNESDAY, WILL STILL SUPPORT
SURFACE WINDS OF 15-20 MPH COINCIDENT WITH DAYTIME RHS OF 10-20%.
SIMILARLY, SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-25 MPH AMID LOW DAYTIME RH ARE
LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NV INTO SOUTHWESTERN UT ON THE AFTERNOON
OF DAY 2/THURSDAY. HOWEVER, MARGINAL FUELS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED AFTER
PRECEDING DAYS OF RAIN SHOULD HELP TAME IMPACTS OF AN OTHERWISE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EVENT ACROSS THE REGION. A LOCALIZED ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER THREAT MAY BE POSSIBLE WHERE POCKETS OF RELATIVELY DRY
FUELS LINGER.
..STEARNS.. 09/02/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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