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FNUS21 KWNS 161652
FWDDY1

Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1152 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

Valid 161700Z - 171200Z

Minimal changes were made to the isolated dry thunderstorm area to
reflect trends in guidance. Otherwise, the D1 Fire Outlook remains
on track. See previous discussion for more information.

..Thornton.. 07/16/2024

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0133 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024/

...Synopsis...
Another afternoon of dry thunderstorms is expected later today
across parts of the Great Basin and Pacific Northwest. Regional 00
UTC soundings continue to show a gradual moistening trend across
much of the West that has been noted over the past 48 hours. This
comes amid several days of widely scattered thunderstorms and a
steady influx of mid-level monsoonal moisture evident in advected
PWAT satellite imagery. Consequently, thermodynamic conditions
appear to favor a mixture of wet and dry thunderstorms across the
eastern Great Basin, Southwest, and central Rockies this afternoon.
To the west on the periphery of the better moisture (where PWATs are
generally around 0.75 inch), dry thunderstorms will be more probable
as lift associated with a weak upper low overspreads the West
Coast/western Great Basin. Recent analyses continue to suggest that
fuels are receptive to lightning starts, and gusty outflow winds may
impact ongoing fires across the region.

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...

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