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Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0224 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Valid 271200Z - 281200Z

No significant changes were made to the previous outlook.
Progressively drier and intensifying deep layer south-southwest flow
over the Great Basin is still expected through D2/Sunday as an
amplifying upper trough pushes into OR/CA. South-southwesterly
surface winds of 15-20 mph (localized 25 mph) and RH as low as 10%
will align across parts of the Great Basin by peak afternoon
heating. The dry and breezy conditions atop sufficiently receptive
fuels should support an Elevated fire weather threat for several
hours on Sunday for portions of central/eastern NV.

..Williams.. 09/26/2026

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1240 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026/

...Synopsis...
Further amplification of a western CONUS trough will result in the
development of a closed midlevel low over central CA on Sunday.
Preceding this feature, deep-layer south-southwesterly flow will
strengthen across portions of the Great Basin, with boundary-layer
mixing yielding sustained south-southwesterly surface winds of 15-20
mph amid 10-15 percent RH. These dry/breezy conditions, combined
with at least modestly receptive fuels across portions of
central/eastern NV, will result in elevated fire-weather conditions.

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

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