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SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0448 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 281200Z - 031200Z A deep upper-level trough will move through the West early to mid-next week as an amplified upper-level ridge shifts from the central to the eastern US. Well above normal temperatures will develop under the ridge, especially from the southern/central Plains through the Midwest and Great Lakes. A cold front will push through the West and northern Plains by Day 4/Tuesday and much of the High Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes by Day 6/Thursday. ...Day 3/Monday - Day 5/Wednesday: Southwest, southern/central Plains, and Midwest... On Day 3/Monday, locally critical conditions are likely from southeast Arizona through southern New Mexico onto portions of the southern Plains as south-southwest winds strengthen amid low RH. The eastward extent of elevated to locally critical conditions remains dependent on the moisture return from the Gulf. Elevated to possibly locally critical conditions are forecast for portions of far southern Nevada and southwest Utah into western Arizona as well. Strong winds will continue on Day 4/Tuesday across the Southwest and the southern/central Plains but increasing Gulf moisture will sharpen and shift the dryline westward leaving a narrow corridor of critical winds/RH overlapping receptive fuels. Elevated to locally critical conditions may extend farther north into Kansas and possibly Nebraska ahead of the approaching cold front. Dry/breezy conditions will develop again in the Texas Panhandle/vicinity on Day 5/Wednesday ahead of the cold front. The moisture return ahead of the upper-level trough across the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Midwest, and Great Lakes is forecast to be non-uniform and remains a source of forecast uncertainty. Areas of shallower/lower moisture amid strong southerly flow are likely on Day 3/Monday - Day 5/Wednesday ahead of the cold front, which could lead to transient elevated fire weather conditions as the fuels are very/record dry in portions of the Eastern Area. It is possible, if not likely, fire risk areas will be delineated in subsequent outlooks, probably within the range of high-resolution forecast guidance. Additionally, cloud cover over the Plains and Midwest/Great Lakes may mitigate/shift fire weather concerns. ...Rest of CONUS... Dry northwesterly flow will continue across much of the Northeast on Day 3/Monday. Locally elevated conditions are possible with minimum RH below 20% in portions of eastern New England, but winds are likely to be mostly below 10 mph. Northerly/offshore winds remain likely in portions of southern California Day 4/Tuesday into Day 6/Thursday. However, critical winds/RH are unlikely and will be preceded with onshore flow and chances of precipitation. ..Nauslar.. 10/26/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0448 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 281200Z - 031200Z A deep upper-level trough will move through the West early to mid-next week as an amplified upper-level ridge shifts from the central to the eastern US. Well above normal temperatures will develop under the ridge, especially from the southern/central Plains through the Midwest and Great Lakes. A cold front will push through the West and northern Plains by Day 4/Tuesday and much of the High Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes by Day 6/Thursday. ...Day 3/Monday - Day 5/Wednesday: Southwest, southern/central Plains, and Midwest... On Day 3/Monday, locally critical conditions are likely from southeast Arizona through southern New Mexico onto portions of the southern Plains as south-southwest winds strengthen amid low RH. The eastward extent of elevated to locally critical conditions remains dependent on the moisture return from the Gulf. Elevated to possibly locally critical conditions are forecast for portions of far southern Nevada and southwest Utah into western Arizona as well. Strong winds will continue on Day 4/Tuesday across the Southwest and the southern/central Plains but increasing Gulf moisture will sharpen and shift the dryline westward leaving a narrow corridor of critical winds/RH overlapping receptive fuels. Elevated to locally critical conditions may extend farther north into Kansas and possibly Nebraska ahead of the approaching cold front. Dry/breezy conditions will develop again in the Texas Panhandle/vicinity on Day 5/Wednesday ahead of the cold front. The moisture return ahead of the upper-level trough across the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Midwest, and Great Lakes is forecast to be non-uniform and remains a source of forecast uncertainty. Areas of shallower/lower moisture amid strong southerly flow are likely on Day 3/Monday - Day 5/Wednesday ahead of the cold front, which could lead to transient elevated fire weather conditions as the fuels are very/record dry in portions of the Eastern Area. It is possible, if not likely, fire risk areas will be delineated in subsequent outlooks, probably within the range of high-resolution forecast guidance. Additionally, cloud cover over the Plains and Midwest/Great Lakes may mitigate/shift fire weather concerns. ...Rest of CONUS... Dry northwesterly flow will continue across much of the Northeast on Day 3/Monday. Locally elevated conditions are possible with minimum RH below 20% in portions of eastern New England, but winds are likely to be mostly below 10 mph. Northerly/offshore winds remain likely in portions of southern California Day 4/Tuesday into Day 6/Thursday. However, critical winds/RH are unlikely and will be preceded with onshore flow and chances of precipitation. ..Nauslar.. 10/26/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0448 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 281200Z - 031200Z A deep upper-level trough will move through the West early to mid-next week as an amplified upper-level ridge shifts from the central to the eastern US. Well above normal temperatures will develop under the ridge, especially from the southern/central Plains through the Midwest and Great Lakes. A cold front will push through the West and northern Plains by Day 4/Tuesday and much of the High Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes by Day 6/Thursday. ...Day 3/Monday - Day 5/Wednesday: Southwest, southern/central Plains, and Midwest... On Day 3/Monday, locally critical conditions are likely from southeast Arizona through southern New Mexico onto portions of the southern Plains as south-southwest winds strengthen amid low RH. The eastward extent of elevated to locally critical conditions remains dependent on the moisture return from the Gulf. Elevated to possibly locally critical conditions are forecast for portions of far southern Nevada and southwest Utah into western Arizona as well. Strong winds will continue on Day 4/Tuesday across the Southwest and the southern/central Plains but increasing Gulf moisture will sharpen and shift the dryline westward leaving a narrow corridor of critical winds/RH overlapping receptive fuels. Elevated to locally critical conditions may extend farther north into Kansas and possibly Nebraska ahead of the approaching cold front. Dry/breezy conditions will develop again in the Texas Panhandle/vicinity on Day 5/Wednesday ahead of the cold front. The moisture return ahead of the upper-level trough across the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Midwest, and Great Lakes is forecast to be non-uniform and remains a source of forecast uncertainty. Areas of shallower/lower moisture amid strong southerly flow are likely on Day 3/Monday - Day 5/Wednesday ahead of the cold front, which could lead to transient elevated fire weather conditions as the fuels are very/record dry in portions of the Eastern Area. It is possible, if not likely, fire risk areas will be delineated in subsequent outlooks, probably within the range of high-resolution forecast guidance. Additionally, cloud cover over the Plains and Midwest/Great Lakes may mitigate/shift fire weather concerns. ...Rest of CONUS... Dry northwesterly flow will continue across much of the Northeast on Day 3/Monday. Locally elevated conditions are possible with minimum RH below 20% in portions of eastern New England, but winds are likely to be mostly below 10 mph. Northerly/offshore winds remain likely in portions of southern California Day 4/Tuesday into Day 6/Thursday. However, critical winds/RH are unlikely and will be preceded with onshore flow and chances of precipitation. ..Nauslar.. 10/26/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0448 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 281200Z - 031200Z A deep upper-level trough will move through the West early to mid-next week as an amplified upper-level ridge shifts from the central to the eastern US. Well above normal temperatures will develop under the ridge, especially from the southern/central Plains through the Midwest and Great Lakes. A cold front will push through the West and northern Plains by Day 4/Tuesday and much of the High Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes by Day 6/Thursday. ...Day 3/Monday - Day 5/Wednesday: Southwest, southern/central Plains, and Midwest... On Day 3/Monday, locally critical conditions are likely from southeast Arizona through southern New Mexico onto portions of the southern Plains as south-southwest winds strengthen amid low RH. The eastward extent of elevated to locally critical conditions remains dependent on the moisture return from the Gulf. Elevated to possibly locally critical conditions are forecast for portions of far southern Nevada and southwest Utah into western Arizona as well. Strong winds will continue on Day 4/Tuesday across the Southwest and the southern/central Plains but increasing Gulf moisture will sharpen and shift the dryline westward leaving a narrow corridor of critical winds/RH overlapping receptive fuels. Elevated to locally critical conditions may extend farther north into Kansas and possibly Nebraska ahead of the approaching cold front. Dry/breezy conditions will develop again in the Texas Panhandle/vicinity on Day 5/Wednesday ahead of the cold front. The moisture return ahead of the upper-level trough across the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Midwest, and Great Lakes is forecast to be non-uniform and remains a source of forecast uncertainty. Areas of shallower/lower moisture amid strong southerly flow are likely on Day 3/Monday - Day 5/Wednesday ahead of the cold front, which could lead to transient elevated fire weather conditions as the fuels are very/record dry in portions of the Eastern Area. It is possible, if not likely, fire risk areas will be delineated in subsequent outlooks, probably within the range of high-resolution forecast guidance. Additionally, cloud cover over the Plains and Midwest/Great Lakes may mitigate/shift fire weather concerns. ...Rest of CONUS... Dry northwesterly flow will continue across much of the Northeast on Day 3/Monday. Locally elevated conditions are possible with minimum RH below 20% in portions of eastern New England, but winds are likely to be mostly below 10 mph. Northerly/offshore winds remain likely in portions of southern California Day 4/Tuesday into Day 6/Thursday. However, critical winds/RH are unlikely and will be preceded with onshore flow and chances of precipitation. ..Nauslar.. 10/26/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0448 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 281200Z - 031200Z A deep upper-level trough will move through the West early to mid-next week as an amplified upper-level ridge shifts from the central to the eastern US. Well above normal temperatures will develop under the ridge, especially from the southern/central Plains through the Midwest and Great Lakes. A cold front will push through the West and northern Plains by Day 4/Tuesday and much of the High Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes by Day 6/Thursday. ...Day 3/Monday - Day 5/Wednesday: Southwest, southern/central Plains, and Midwest... On Day 3/Monday, locally critical conditions are likely from southeast Arizona through southern New Mexico onto portions of the southern Plains as south-southwest winds strengthen amid low RH. The eastward extent of elevated to locally critical conditions remains dependent on the moisture return from the Gulf. Elevated to possibly locally critical conditions are forecast for portions of far southern Nevada and southwest Utah into western Arizona as well. Strong winds will continue on Day 4/Tuesday across the Southwest and the southern/central Plains but increasing Gulf moisture will sharpen and shift the dryline westward leaving a narrow corridor of critical winds/RH overlapping receptive fuels. Elevated to locally critical conditions may extend farther north into Kansas and possibly Nebraska ahead of the approaching cold front. Dry/breezy conditions will develop again in the Texas Panhandle/vicinity on Day 5/Wednesday ahead of the cold front. The moisture return ahead of the upper-level trough across the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Midwest, and Great Lakes is forecast to be non-uniform and remains a source of forecast uncertainty. Areas of shallower/lower moisture amid strong southerly flow are likely on Day 3/Monday - Day 5/Wednesday ahead of the cold front, which could lead to transient elevated fire weather conditions as the fuels are very/record dry in portions of the Eastern Area. It is possible, if not likely, fire risk areas will be delineated in subsequent outlooks, probably within the range of high-resolution forecast guidance. Additionally, cloud cover over the Plains and Midwest/Great Lakes may mitigate/shift fire weather concerns. ...Rest of CONUS... Dry northwesterly flow will continue across much of the Northeast on Day 3/Monday. Locally elevated conditions are possible with minimum RH below 20% in portions of eastern New England, but winds are likely to be mostly below 10 mph. Northerly/offshore winds remain likely in portions of southern California Day 4/Tuesday into Day 6/Thursday. However, critical winds/RH are unlikely and will be preceded with onshore flow and chances of precipitation. ..Nauslar.. 10/26/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0252 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 262000Z - 271200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Organized severe thunderstorms are not expected today and tonight. ...20Z Update... The only change with this update was trimming the General Thunderstorm area behind the front in the Southeast. Similar to previous thinking, locally strong gusts could accompany a small multicell cluster tracking southeastward across western NC into northwestern SC this afternoon. However, this activity has remained shallow owing to marginal instability, and the risk of severe-caliber gusts still appears too low for probabilities. ..Weinman.. 10/26/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1035 AM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024/ ...Synopsis and Discussion... Ongoing isolated thunderstorms across AR into TN are occurring along/near a weak surface front. Mean large-scale troughing is present over the eastern CONUS, with nebulous/weak large-scale ascent over the Southeast. 12Z soundings from LZK and BNA show a stable layer/inversion in the 580-540 mb layer, which is hindering MUCAPE to some extent. Even so, isolated thunderstorms should continue along the surface boundary through the afternoon as daytime heating occurs from parts of the lower MS Valley into the Carolinas. Weak instability and modest deep-layer shear should limit updraft intensity/organization, although occasional gusty winds may occur with convection over the western Carolinas as low-level lapse rates gradually steepen through the afternoon with robust diurnal heating. Still, the overall threat for organized severe thunderstorms appears low across the Southeast today. Low-topped convection should also move inland across parts of the Pacific Northwest late tonight into Sunday morning as an upper trough approaches this region. Isolated lightning flashes may occur with some of this activity as mid-level temperatures gradually cool, supporting weak MUCAPE. Read more

SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0252 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 262000Z - 271200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Organized severe thunderstorms are not expected today and tonight. ...20Z Update... The only change with this update was trimming the General Thunderstorm area behind the front in the Southeast. Similar to previous thinking, locally strong gusts could accompany a small multicell cluster tracking southeastward across western NC into northwestern SC this afternoon. However, this activity has remained shallow owing to marginal instability, and the risk of severe-caliber gusts still appears too low for probabilities. ..Weinman.. 10/26/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1035 AM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024/ ...Synopsis and Discussion... Ongoing isolated thunderstorms across AR into TN are occurring along/near a weak surface front. Mean large-scale troughing is present over the eastern CONUS, with nebulous/weak large-scale ascent over the Southeast. 12Z soundings from LZK and BNA show a stable layer/inversion in the 580-540 mb layer, which is hindering MUCAPE to some extent. Even so, isolated thunderstorms should continue along the surface boundary through the afternoon as daytime heating occurs from parts of the lower MS Valley into the Carolinas. Weak instability and modest deep-layer shear should limit updraft intensity/organization, although occasional gusty winds may occur with convection over the western Carolinas as low-level lapse rates gradually steepen through the afternoon with robust diurnal heating. Still, the overall threat for organized severe thunderstorms appears low across the Southeast today. Low-topped convection should also move inland across parts of the Pacific Northwest late tonight into Sunday morning as an upper trough approaches this region. Isolated lightning flashes may occur with some of this activity as mid-level temperatures gradually cool, supporting weak MUCAPE. Read more

SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0252 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 262000Z - 271200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Organized severe thunderstorms are not expected today and tonight. ...20Z Update... The only change with this update was trimming the General Thunderstorm area behind the front in the Southeast. Similar to previous thinking, locally strong gusts could accompany a small multicell cluster tracking southeastward across western NC into northwestern SC this afternoon. However, this activity has remained shallow owing to marginal instability, and the risk of severe-caliber gusts still appears too low for probabilities. ..Weinman.. 10/26/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1035 AM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024/ ...Synopsis and Discussion... Ongoing isolated thunderstorms across AR into TN are occurring along/near a weak surface front. Mean large-scale troughing is present over the eastern CONUS, with nebulous/weak large-scale ascent over the Southeast. 12Z soundings from LZK and BNA show a stable layer/inversion in the 580-540 mb layer, which is hindering MUCAPE to some extent. Even so, isolated thunderstorms should continue along the surface boundary through the afternoon as daytime heating occurs from parts of the lower MS Valley into the Carolinas. Weak instability and modest deep-layer shear should limit updraft intensity/organization, although occasional gusty winds may occur with convection over the western Carolinas as low-level lapse rates gradually steepen through the afternoon with robust diurnal heating. Still, the overall threat for organized severe thunderstorms appears low across the Southeast today. Low-topped convection should also move inland across parts of the Pacific Northwest late tonight into Sunday morning as an upper trough approaches this region. Isolated lightning flashes may occur with some of this activity as mid-level temperatures gradually cool, supporting weak MUCAPE. Read more

SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0252 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 262000Z - 271200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Organized severe thunderstorms are not expected today and tonight. ...20Z Update... The only change with this update was trimming the General Thunderstorm area behind the front in the Southeast. Similar to previous thinking, locally strong gusts could accompany a small multicell cluster tracking southeastward across western NC into northwestern SC this afternoon. However, this activity has remained shallow owing to marginal instability, and the risk of severe-caliber gusts still appears too low for probabilities. ..Weinman.. 10/26/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1035 AM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024/ ...Synopsis and Discussion... Ongoing isolated thunderstorms across AR into TN are occurring along/near a weak surface front. Mean large-scale troughing is present over the eastern CONUS, with nebulous/weak large-scale ascent over the Southeast. 12Z soundings from LZK and BNA show a stable layer/inversion in the 580-540 mb layer, which is hindering MUCAPE to some extent. Even so, isolated thunderstorms should continue along the surface boundary through the afternoon as daytime heating occurs from parts of the lower MS Valley into the Carolinas. Weak instability and modest deep-layer shear should limit updraft intensity/organization, although occasional gusty winds may occur with convection over the western Carolinas as low-level lapse rates gradually steepen through the afternoon with robust diurnal heating. Still, the overall threat for organized severe thunderstorms appears low across the Southeast today. Low-topped convection should also move inland across parts of the Pacific Northwest late tonight into Sunday morning as an upper trough approaches this region. Isolated lightning flashes may occur with some of this activity as mid-level temperatures gradually cool, supporting weak MUCAPE. Read more

SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0252 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 262000Z - 271200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Organized severe thunderstorms are not expected today and tonight. ...20Z Update... The only change with this update was trimming the General Thunderstorm area behind the front in the Southeast. Similar to previous thinking, locally strong gusts could accompany a small multicell cluster tracking southeastward across western NC into northwestern SC this afternoon. However, this activity has remained shallow owing to marginal instability, and the risk of severe-caliber gusts still appears too low for probabilities. ..Weinman.. 10/26/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1035 AM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024/ ...Synopsis and Discussion... Ongoing isolated thunderstorms across AR into TN are occurring along/near a weak surface front. Mean large-scale troughing is present over the eastern CONUS, with nebulous/weak large-scale ascent over the Southeast. 12Z soundings from LZK and BNA show a stable layer/inversion in the 580-540 mb layer, which is hindering MUCAPE to some extent. Even so, isolated thunderstorms should continue along the surface boundary through the afternoon as daytime heating occurs from parts of the lower MS Valley into the Carolinas. Weak instability and modest deep-layer shear should limit updraft intensity/organization, although occasional gusty winds may occur with convection over the western Carolinas as low-level lapse rates gradually steepen through the afternoon with robust diurnal heating. Still, the overall threat for organized severe thunderstorms appears low across the Southeast today. Low-topped convection should also move inland across parts of the Pacific Northwest late tonight into Sunday morning as an upper trough approaches this region. Isolated lightning flashes may occur with some of this activity as mid-level temperatures gradually cool, supporting weak MUCAPE. Read more

SPC 1930Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0225 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 281200Z - 291200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated thunderstorms will be possible on Monday in parts of the the coastal Pacific Northwest, Four Corners, and upper Great Lakes. Severe weather is unlikely. ...Synopsis... An upper-level trough along the West Coast will undergo some amplification Monday afternoon into early Tuesday morning. In the East, upper-level ridging will continue to increase. At the surface, a low will deepen in the central Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley. Modest moisture return will occur into the Upper Midwest by the evening/overnight. Some elevated buoyancy (250-600 J/kg MUCAPE) is expected to develop in eastern Wisconsin/western Michigan by early /mid evening as low-level warm advection increases. A few stronger updrafts capable of small hail are possible, but larger/severe hail is not likely. ..Wendt.. 10/26/2024 Read more

SPC 1930Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0225 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 281200Z - 291200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated thunderstorms will be possible on Monday in parts of the the coastal Pacific Northwest, Four Corners, and upper Great Lakes. Severe weather is unlikely. ...Synopsis... An upper-level trough along the West Coast will undergo some amplification Monday afternoon into early Tuesday morning. In the East, upper-level ridging will continue to increase. At the surface, a low will deepen in the central Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley. Modest moisture return will occur into the Upper Midwest by the evening/overnight. Some elevated buoyancy (250-600 J/kg MUCAPE) is expected to develop in eastern Wisconsin/western Michigan by early /mid evening as low-level warm advection increases. A few stronger updrafts capable of small hail are possible, but larger/severe hail is not likely. ..Wendt.. 10/26/2024 Read more

SPC 1930Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0225 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 281200Z - 291200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated thunderstorms will be possible on Monday in parts of the the coastal Pacific Northwest, Four Corners, and upper Great Lakes. Severe weather is unlikely. ...Synopsis... An upper-level trough along the West Coast will undergo some amplification Monday afternoon into early Tuesday morning. In the East, upper-level ridging will continue to increase. At the surface, a low will deepen in the central Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley. Modest moisture return will occur into the Upper Midwest by the evening/overnight. Some elevated buoyancy (250-600 J/kg MUCAPE) is expected to develop in eastern Wisconsin/western Michigan by early /mid evening as low-level warm advection increases. A few stronger updrafts capable of small hail are possible, but larger/severe hail is not likely. ..Wendt.. 10/26/2024 Read more

SPC 1930Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0225 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 281200Z - 291200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated thunderstorms will be possible on Monday in parts of the the coastal Pacific Northwest, Four Corners, and upper Great Lakes. Severe weather is unlikely. ...Synopsis... An upper-level trough along the West Coast will undergo some amplification Monday afternoon into early Tuesday morning. In the East, upper-level ridging will continue to increase. At the surface, a low will deepen in the central Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley. Modest moisture return will occur into the Upper Midwest by the evening/overnight. Some elevated buoyancy (250-600 J/kg MUCAPE) is expected to develop in eastern Wisconsin/western Michigan by early /mid evening as low-level warm advection increases. A few stronger updrafts capable of small hail are possible, but larger/severe hail is not likely. ..Wendt.. 10/26/2024 Read more

SPC 1930Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0225 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 281200Z - 291200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated thunderstorms will be possible on Monday in parts of the the coastal Pacific Northwest, Four Corners, and upper Great Lakes. Severe weather is unlikely. ...Synopsis... An upper-level trough along the West Coast will undergo some amplification Monday afternoon into early Tuesday morning. In the East, upper-level ridging will continue to increase. At the surface, a low will deepen in the central Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley. Modest moisture return will occur into the Upper Midwest by the evening/overnight. Some elevated buoyancy (250-600 J/kg MUCAPE) is expected to develop in eastern Wisconsin/western Michigan by early /mid evening as low-level warm advection increases. A few stronger updrafts capable of small hail are possible, but larger/severe hail is not likely. ..Wendt.. 10/26/2024 Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1218 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z Locally elevated conditions are possible across portions of the Great Basin and eastern California ahead of a cold front and amid downslope flow. Additionally, locally elevated conditions are possible in portions of north-central Montana due to downslope flow. Otherwise the forecast remains on track and please see the previous discussion for more details. ..Nauslar.. 10/26/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0154 AM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024/ ...Synopsis... As upper ridging shifts eastward, Pacific troughing should gradually amplify southwesterly flow over much of the western US. Increased southwesterly flow will deepen a lee trough and increase surface winds across the western US. To the east, high pressure should continue to intensify supporting offshore winds over New England. Elevated fire-weather conditions are possible given unusually warm, dry and windy conditions over the CONUS. ...Wyoming and High Plains... As the ridge axis shifts eastward, increasingly strong southwesterly flow will overspread the Rockies and High Plains Sunday. The surface lee trough should deepen, accelerating downslope flow across WY and the central High Plains. Gusts of 15-25 mph may overlap with RH values of 15-20% and dry fuels over eastern WY, the western Dakotas and NE/CO. Elevated fire-weather conditions appear likely. Stronger winds and lower humidity are possible farther west into central WY and parts of MT. However, recent precipitation and cooler temperatures have moderated fuels here suggesting a more limited fire-weather threat. ...New England... Offshore flow should continue, but weaken some, Sunday across parts of the East Coast. Gusty winds near 15 mph may remain across parts of coastal New England where RH values are expected to be below 30%. A few hours of elevated to locally critical fire-weather conditions are possible within very dry and receptive fuels. Concerns will ease as high pressure shifts eastward, weakening winds and allowing a cooler air mass to moderate RH values into Monday. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1218 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z Locally elevated conditions are possible across portions of the Great Basin and eastern California ahead of a cold front and amid downslope flow. Additionally, locally elevated conditions are possible in portions of north-central Montana due to downslope flow. Otherwise the forecast remains on track and please see the previous discussion for more details. ..Nauslar.. 10/26/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0154 AM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024/ ...Synopsis... As upper ridging shifts eastward, Pacific troughing should gradually amplify southwesterly flow over much of the western US. Increased southwesterly flow will deepen a lee trough and increase surface winds across the western US. To the east, high pressure should continue to intensify supporting offshore winds over New England. Elevated fire-weather conditions are possible given unusually warm, dry and windy conditions over the CONUS. ...Wyoming and High Plains... As the ridge axis shifts eastward, increasingly strong southwesterly flow will overspread the Rockies and High Plains Sunday. The surface lee trough should deepen, accelerating downslope flow across WY and the central High Plains. Gusts of 15-25 mph may overlap with RH values of 15-20% and dry fuels over eastern WY, the western Dakotas and NE/CO. Elevated fire-weather conditions appear likely. Stronger winds and lower humidity are possible farther west into central WY and parts of MT. However, recent precipitation and cooler temperatures have moderated fuels here suggesting a more limited fire-weather threat. ...New England... Offshore flow should continue, but weaken some, Sunday across parts of the East Coast. Gusty winds near 15 mph may remain across parts of coastal New England where RH values are expected to be below 30%. A few hours of elevated to locally critical fire-weather conditions are possible within very dry and receptive fuels. Concerns will ease as high pressure shifts eastward, weakening winds and allowing a cooler air mass to moderate RH values into Monday. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1218 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z Locally elevated conditions are possible across portions of the Great Basin and eastern California ahead of a cold front and amid downslope flow. Additionally, locally elevated conditions are possible in portions of north-central Montana due to downslope flow. Otherwise the forecast remains on track and please see the previous discussion for more details. ..Nauslar.. 10/26/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0154 AM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024/ ...Synopsis... As upper ridging shifts eastward, Pacific troughing should gradually amplify southwesterly flow over much of the western US. Increased southwesterly flow will deepen a lee trough and increase surface winds across the western US. To the east, high pressure should continue to intensify supporting offshore winds over New England. Elevated fire-weather conditions are possible given unusually warm, dry and windy conditions over the CONUS. ...Wyoming and High Plains... As the ridge axis shifts eastward, increasingly strong southwesterly flow will overspread the Rockies and High Plains Sunday. The surface lee trough should deepen, accelerating downslope flow across WY and the central High Plains. Gusts of 15-25 mph may overlap with RH values of 15-20% and dry fuels over eastern WY, the western Dakotas and NE/CO. Elevated fire-weather conditions appear likely. Stronger winds and lower humidity are possible farther west into central WY and parts of MT. However, recent precipitation and cooler temperatures have moderated fuels here suggesting a more limited fire-weather threat. ...New England... Offshore flow should continue, but weaken some, Sunday across parts of the East Coast. Gusty winds near 15 mph may remain across parts of coastal New England where RH values are expected to be below 30%. A few hours of elevated to locally critical fire-weather conditions are possible within very dry and receptive fuels. Concerns will ease as high pressure shifts eastward, weakening winds and allowing a cooler air mass to moderate RH values into Monday. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1218 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z Locally elevated conditions are possible across portions of the Great Basin and eastern California ahead of a cold front and amid downslope flow. Additionally, locally elevated conditions are possible in portions of north-central Montana due to downslope flow. Otherwise the forecast remains on track and please see the previous discussion for more details. ..Nauslar.. 10/26/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0154 AM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024/ ...Synopsis... As upper ridging shifts eastward, Pacific troughing should gradually amplify southwesterly flow over much of the western US. Increased southwesterly flow will deepen a lee trough and increase surface winds across the western US. To the east, high pressure should continue to intensify supporting offshore winds over New England. Elevated fire-weather conditions are possible given unusually warm, dry and windy conditions over the CONUS. ...Wyoming and High Plains... As the ridge axis shifts eastward, increasingly strong southwesterly flow will overspread the Rockies and High Plains Sunday. The surface lee trough should deepen, accelerating downslope flow across WY and the central High Plains. Gusts of 15-25 mph may overlap with RH values of 15-20% and dry fuels over eastern WY, the western Dakotas and NE/CO. Elevated fire-weather conditions appear likely. Stronger winds and lower humidity are possible farther west into central WY and parts of MT. However, recent precipitation and cooler temperatures have moderated fuels here suggesting a more limited fire-weather threat. ...New England... Offshore flow should continue, but weaken some, Sunday across parts of the East Coast. Gusty winds near 15 mph may remain across parts of coastal New England where RH values are expected to be below 30%. A few hours of elevated to locally critical fire-weather conditions are possible within very dry and receptive fuels. Concerns will ease as high pressure shifts eastward, weakening winds and allowing a cooler air mass to moderate RH values into Monday. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1218 PM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z Locally elevated conditions are possible across portions of the Great Basin and eastern California ahead of a cold front and amid downslope flow. Additionally, locally elevated conditions are possible in portions of north-central Montana due to downslope flow. Otherwise the forecast remains on track and please see the previous discussion for more details. ..Nauslar.. 10/26/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0154 AM CDT Sat Oct 26 2024/ ...Synopsis... As upper ridging shifts eastward, Pacific troughing should gradually amplify southwesterly flow over much of the western US. Increased southwesterly flow will deepen a lee trough and increase surface winds across the western US. To the east, high pressure should continue to intensify supporting offshore winds over New England. Elevated fire-weather conditions are possible given unusually warm, dry and windy conditions over the CONUS. ...Wyoming and High Plains... As the ridge axis shifts eastward, increasingly strong southwesterly flow will overspread the Rockies and High Plains Sunday. The surface lee trough should deepen, accelerating downslope flow across WY and the central High Plains. Gusts of 15-25 mph may overlap with RH values of 15-20% and dry fuels over eastern WY, the western Dakotas and NE/CO. Elevated fire-weather conditions appear likely. Stronger winds and lower humidity are possible farther west into central WY and parts of MT. However, recent precipitation and cooler temperatures have moderated fuels here suggesting a more limited fire-weather threat. ...New England... Offshore flow should continue, but weaken some, Sunday across parts of the East Coast. Gusty winds near 15 mph may remain across parts of coastal New England where RH values are expected to be below 30%. A few hours of elevated to locally critical fire-weather conditions are possible within very dry and receptive fuels. Concerns will ease as high pressure shifts eastward, weakening winds and allowing a cooler air mass to moderate RH values into Monday. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more