Administrators NorthGeorgiaWX Posted August 1 Administrators Posted August 1 SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1028 AM CDT Thu Aug 01 2024 Valid 011700Z - 021200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... The current forecast remains on-track and unchanged. See previous discussion for more details. ..Halbert/Squitieri.. 08/01/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0157 AM CDT Thu Aug 01 2024/ ...Synopsis... An expansive mid/upper-level ridge will build across the western CONUS today. Along the southern periphery of the ridge, a midlevel vorticity maximum -- currently evident in water-vapor imagery near the northern Gulf of CA -- will continue west-northwestward across southern CA. Increasing midlevel moisture and ascent preceding this feature will support isolated thunderstorms across portions of southern CA into the overnight hours. While a mix of wet/dry thunderstorms could favor some threat of lightning-induced ignitions over dry fuels, the dry-thunderstorm risk appears too localized for highlights at this time. Along the western periphery of the ridge, moderate south-southwesterly midlevel flow will overspread northern CA into OR. Here, boundary-layer mixing into the enhanced flow aloft will contribute to locally dry/breezy conditions during the afternoon -- especially within terrain-favored areas such as the Shasta Valley. While locally elevated fire-weather conditions are possible, the threat is too localized for an Elevated area. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more View the full article Quote
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