


Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
461 FNUS22 KWNS 021835 FWDDY2 Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0135 PM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025 Valid 031200Z - 041200Z Latest guidance continues to show the potential for isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms on Wednesday across northern CA into OR and adjacent portions of far northwest NV as an upper wave (currently along the central CA coast) lifts northward. Thunderstorms may be ongoing at the start of the forecast period before a second round develops by late afternoon. High-res guidance hints at cloud cover during the day that may hinder diurnal heating and destabilization to some degree, and PWAT values near 0.75 inches may support swaths of wetting rainfall with the more intense convection (as hinted by some CAM solutions). However, antecedent dry conditions within the lowest 2-3 km AGL should modulate rainfall totals to some degree, and will support the potential for dry lightning strikes - especially with weaker, more isolated storms. With dry fuels already in place and ongoing fires noted across the region, the potential for dry-lightning/thunderstorm driven fire concerns remains sufficiently high to maintain ongoing highlights despite some forecast concerns. ..Moore.. 09/02/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0156 AM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025/ ...Synopsis... As the upper-level low continues to shift northward through D2/Wednesday, the isolated dry thunderstorms chances will continue across northern California into central Oregon, southern Washington, and western Idaho. Storm motions will decrease but coverage and moisture may also decrease with more isolated lingering activity expected. An isolated dry thunderstorm area was maintained with this outlook to cover this potential. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$