Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
547 FNUS22 KWNS 261924 FWDDY2 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... $$