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Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
836 FNUS22 KWNS 171933 FWDDY2 Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0232 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 181200Z - 191200Z ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SOUTHWEST NEVADA... A critical area has been added to southwest Nevada with this update. Here, conditions tomorrow (Sunday) should be similar to today (Saturday). Relative humidity should fall below 10% over a sizeable portion of the area, with numerical guidance indicating increasing confidence of winds in the afternoon approaching 20 mph. Elsewhere, the forecast remains on track. ..Marsh.. 08/17/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0153 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024/ ...Synopsis... A mid-level trough will continue to meander along the West Coast while upper ridging persists across the central U.S. tomorrow (Sunday). A 500 mb speed max within the upper trough should progress northward toward the Pacific Northwest and International border, with a gradual weakening in isallobaric flow expected to the lee of the Cascades and Sierra. Nonetheless, boundary-layer mixing will promote Elevated dry and breezy conditions in terrain-favoring locations east of the Sierra into the Great Basin by afternoon, where Elevated highlights have been introduced. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$