819
FNUS22 KWNS 240659
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0159 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
VALID 251200Z - 261200Z
..SYNOPSIS
ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF AN EXPANSIVE LARGE-SCALE RIDGE
CENTERED ON THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES, A LOW-AMPLITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH
WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.
ASSOCIATED LARGE-SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT AND SUFFICIENT MIDLEVEL
MOISTURE/INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT ISOLATED HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL/NORTHERN ID AND SOUTHWESTERN MT DURING THE
AFTERNOON. AROUND 0.5-0.75 INCH PW AND 20-30 MPH NORTHEASTWARD STORM
MOTIONS WILL FAVOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LIGHTNING-INDUCED IGNITIONS ATOP RECEPTIVE FUELS.
ADDITIONALLY, ENHANCED DEEP-LAYER SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ACCOMPANYING THE MIDLEVEL TROUGH WILL PROMOTE 15-20 MPH SUSTAINED
SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AMID 15-20 PERCENT RH ACROSS PARTS OF
THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN AND VICINITY DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS A
RESULT, ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED, GIVEN VERY
DRY FUELS (90TH-95TH PERCENTILE ERCS).
..WEINMAN.. 08/24/2026
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