Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
341 FNUS28 KWNS 222118 FWDD38 Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0416 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024 Valid 241200Z - 301200Z Forecast guidance has come to a consensus for a cut off low which will dominate the weather for much of the central and eastern CONUS by the middle of this week. In addition, there is some potential for tropical development which may eventually merge with this upper low later this week. As this pattern evolves across the eastern CONUS, ridging will build across the western CONUS. Some warmer conditions are anticipated, however, winds are expected to be light across areas with dry fuels. The only period with even elevated fire-weather conditions forecast is on Day4/Wednesday when some dry and breezy conditions may develop in the lee of the northern Sierra/southern Cascades as a mid-level trough moves through the Pacific Northwest. However, fuels are not critically dry in this region. Therefore, only elevated conditions forecast at this time and unreceptive fuels preclude the need for any critical probabilities given the potential for fire-weather concerns is too low. ..Bentley.. 09/22/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$