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FNUS22 KWNS 041844
FWDDY2

Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0143 PM CDT Thu Jul 04 2024

Valid 051200Z - 061200Z

...Northwest and northern Great Basin...
Confidence has increased that a period of gusty winds (15-20 mph)
could develop across portions of the southern and western Snake
River Valley in ID. Concurrent with very warm temperatures and low
RH below 15%, several hours of elevated to near-critical
fire-weather conditions appear likely atop dry fuels. A small
Elevated area has been added to better represent the risk for
near-critical fire-weather concerns Friday afternoon and evening.

Similarly across the lee of the Cascades and parts of the western
Columbia Basin, increasing mid-level flow will foster periodically
stronger downslope winds Friday afternoon and evening. Gusts of
15-20 mph may briefly overlap with RH below 20%. However, the
strongest winds aloft are likely to be overnight and poorly timed
with the lowest RH. While a few hours of dry and breezy conditions
appear possible, the lack of greater overlap should keep the
fire-weather threat localized.

..Lyons.. 07/04/2024

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0143 AM CDT Thu Jul 04 2024/

...Synopsis...
Similar conditions present over the Interior West today should also
occur again for tomorrow (Friday). A mid-level trough will remain in
place over the Plains/Mississippi Valley areas as a mid-level
anticyclone meanders along the West Coast. Widespread dry conditions
(i.e. 10-20 percent RH) should be prevalent by afternoon from the
Pacific Northwest to the Desert Southwest. Still, sustained surface
winds should remain below 15 mph on the large scale, though
terrain-favoring areas may experience localized Elevated conditions.

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

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