SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook

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SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook

Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0221 PM CDT Sat Aug 03 2024

Valid 041200Z - 051200Z

...Update...
Isolated dry thunderstorms are still expected Sunday within a plume
of mid to upper-level moisture from OR eastward into the central
Rockies of WY and CO. Some wetting rains appear likely further north
over MT, where deeper moisture and stronger ascent will be. Please
see the previous discussion for additional details regarding
thunderstorms. In addition to extending the Isolated Dry
Thunderstorm area further east, an Elevated area has been included
for a small portion of the Central High Plains. A lee surface low
will deepen near this region throughout the day. The resulting
pressure gradient, and momentum transfer of a narrow corridor of
higher mid-level wind speeds, should support breezy westerly to
southerly surface winds across the aforementioned region. This is
also where fuels continue to become more receptive, and RH is
anticipated to quickly drop into the low teens very early in the
afternoon.

..Barnes.. 08/03/2024

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0158 AM CDT Sat Aug 03 2024/

...Synopsis...
A midlevel disturbance moving across the Great Basin into the
northern Rockies will bring isolated dry thunderstorm chances across
eastern Oregon into Idaho southward and eastward into Utah and
Wyoming. In these regions, mid-level moisture will overlap dry
surface conditions with faster storm motions. With little to no
precipitation expected, dry fuels within these regions will support
potential for new ignitions. Gusty and erratic outflow will also be
possible. Better potential for wetting rainfall into
central/northern Montana precludes the need to include these areas,
though fuels in these regions are also sufficiently dry.

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

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