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Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
449 FNUS28 KWNS 042152 FWDD38 Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0449 PM CDT Thu Jul 04 2024 Valid 061200Z - 121200Z A strong upper ridge is forecast over the western third of the CONUS for the majority of the extended period. Stronger flow aloft will remain on the periphery of the ridge with a subtle trough/jet streak passing over the Great Basin this weekend. Beneath the ridge, exceptionally hot temperatures and dry conditions are forecast for much of the West Coast. This generally stagnant pattern should remain in place through the weekend before the ridge begins a slow shift to the east early next week. A subtle trough and southwesterly flow may eventually develop to the west of the ridge late in the period. Fire-weather concerns are expected to gradually increase through early next week. ...Northwest and Great Basin... As the mid-level jet streak passes east of the upper ridge, surface winds should increase across parts of the Northwest and Great Basin with deeper mixing. Model guidance has trended stronger with the surface winds of 20-30 mph likely across parts of ID and NV D3/Saturday. With exceptionally warm and dry conditions already in place, elevated to critical fire-weather conditions appear likely within dry fuels. Widespread elevated to critical fire-weather conditions should continue into D4/Sunday as the upper jet translates southeast into parts of the southern Great Basin and Southwest. While fuels farther south are somewhat less receptive due to earlier rainfall, widespread gusts of 20-25 mph and RH below 15% are likely. Widespread elevated to critical conditions are possible over much of UT into portions of AZ and western CO. ...California... Beneath the 596-600 DAM upper ridge, very warm temperatures are excepted through the weekend and into early next week. Multiple days of record highs will support very low RH with poor overnight recoveries likely. While surface winds beneath the ridge should remain light, very deep mixing heights, above 10-15k ft, may allow for unstable conditions to support plume-dominated fire behavior at times. Later in the forecast period, the upper ridge is forecast to shift eastward as flow aloft over the Pacific begins to turn southwesterly. A subtle trough/vort max may ride up the western edge of the ridge into parts of northern California and southern Oregon by D6/Monday. While model guidance varies, some signal for dry thunderstorms, or an increase in southwesterly surface winds should increase the fire danger through next week. ..Lyons.. 07/04/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$