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The Ross Fork Fire started by lightning on August 12, 2022 and first discovered on August 14th. The fire has been burning in remote and rugged areas of the Sawtooth National Forest and National Recreation Area and along the Highway 75 corridor south of Stanley. A high wind event over Labor Day weekend caused extreme fire behavior and growth. The fire moved west towards the North Fork of Ross Creek, and north towards Jake’s Gulch and Alturas Lake Creek. The southwest winds aligned and established fire well into Beaver Creek and threatened the community of Smiley Creek prompting the evacuations of that area and Alturas Lake. On Tuesday, September 6, the fire crossed to the east side of Highway 75. Firefighters and aircraft were able to limit growth to approximately 800 acres on the east side of Highway 75. Rain has fallen intermittently since the 12th, moderating fire behavior significantly.Evacuations:Effective September 16, all evacuation areas have been reduced to "READY" status...

The Bear Gulch Fire was lightning caused and detected on August 18th, 2022. It is located approximately 6 miles east of Murray, ID, and is within a mile of the Idaho/Montana state

Yosemite September Lightning Since September 5, Yosemite Fire and Aviation and partners responded to multiple new lightning strikes in the park. No closures or evacuations are associated with these incidents. All are/were less than 1/4 acre.CHIQUITO FIRE – OUT Location: Chiquito Pass/Chain Lakes area, near the park’s southeast boundary Elevation: 9100’ Discover Date: September 10, 2022TURNER FIRE - OUT Location: east of Alder Falls, along Turner Ridge, northeast of the Wawona Road above Alder Creek Elevation: 6700’ Discover Date: September 10, 2022EMPIRE FIRE – OUT Location: near Empire Meadows, Badger Pass area Elevation: 6500’ Discover Date: September 10, 2022 Size: 1/10th  acreWOLF FIRE - OUT Location: Along Tioga Road, east of White Wolf Elevation: 8000’ Discover Date: September 10, 2022OBELISK FIRE - OUT Location: East of Starr King Meadow/ west of Lake Obelisk/Mt. Clark Elevation: 9,750’ Discover date: September 9, 2022RANCH FIRE - OUT Location: Northeast of...

All safety closures associated with the Red fire have been lifted.The Red Fire is burning in the 2001 Hoover Fire footprint in red fir, lodgepole pine litter. For information on the Rodgers Fire, north of Hetch Hetchy visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8333/ For information on other Yosemite September Lightning fires, visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8419/

Drought has caused a hay shortage and dried out ponds, leading many Oklahoma ranchers to sell livestock. The Tulsa Stockyard has been very busy as some ranchers downsize their herds a bit early this fall in preparation for winter. The aim was to sell the cattle before they began to lose weight. Drought limited the hay crop, so ranchers were trying to find enough to get through the year. Hay growers usually get two to three cuttings of hay, but not this summer for lack of rain. High fuel costs make it prohibitive to buy hay from out of state, so ranchers were selling the herd instead. The owner of the stockyard said that they might move 300 to 400 head in a day, but had a little over 5,000 head. KJRH-TV Tulsa 2 (Okla.), Sept 26, 2022

MD 1842 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 546... FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL FL
Mesoscale Discussion 1842 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1218 PM CDT Wed Sep 28 2022 Areas affected...Parts of central and east-central FL Concerning...Tornado Watch 546... Valid 281718Z - 281915Z The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 546 continues. SUMMARY...The risk of a few tornadoes should gradually increase across parts of central and east-central FL this afternoon, with a potential focus from Lake Okeechobee northward to near Orlando FL during the next few hours. DISCUSSION...Latest surface observations indicate upper 70s/lower 80s surface temperatures from Lake Okeechobee northeastward toward Melbourne FL, where at least modest cloud thinning has developed. These warmer surface temperatures, coupled with upper 70s boundary-layer dewpoints gradually spreading northward should allow for surface-based convective inflow. The MLB VWP depicts modest low-level hodograph curvature owing to backed surface winds beneath strengthening south-southwesterly flow. Farther west, the VWP hodograph from TBW is much larger (500-600 m2/s2 0-1 km SRH), though buoyancy is much weaker with westward extent. From Lake Okeechobee northward to around Orlando FL, a favorable overlap of the surface-based buoyancy and large looping low-level hodographs should prove favorable for increasing tornado potential during the next few hours. This is especially the case as a broken band of low-topped supercells spread northward across this locally favorable environment (two TDSs recently observed with this activity over Okeechobee and St. Lucie Counties). ..Weinman.. 09/28/2022 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...MFL...MLB...TBW... LAT...LON 27248117 27438141 27798167 28168177 28428161 28478133 28438105 28328083 28178072 27818049 27318034 27118048 27118089 27248117 Read more

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ABPZ20 KNHC 281744
TWOEP

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1100 AM PDT Wed Sep 28 2022

For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude:

South of the Southern Coast of Mexico:
Showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure
south of the southern coast of Mexico continue to show signs of
organization. Environmental conditions appear conducive for
development, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the
next couple of days while the system moves westward to
west-northwestward off the coast of southern and southwestern
Mexico.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.

Western East Pacific:
The remnants of Newton are located about 1,100 miles southwest of
the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. The associated
shower activity has become a little better organized, and additional
slight development of the system is possible during the next day or
two. This system could could briefly become a tropical depression
again while it moves generally westward over the western portion of
the eastern North Pacific. Environmental conditions are expected to
become less conducive for additional development by the end of the
week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.

$$
Forecaster Beven

SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1229 PM CDT Wed Sep 28 2022 Valid 291200Z - 301200Z ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA... ...SUMMARY... A couple of tornadoes will be possible across parts of east-central and northeast Florida Thursday morning and afternoon, in association with Tropical Cyclone Ian. ...Synopsis... An upper trough is forecast to progress across the Canadian Maritime Provinces and northeastern U.S. Thursday, before moving into the North Atlantic during the second half of the period. Meanwhile, a second trough/low is forecast to make slow eastward progress across the northwestern quarter of the CONUS. In between, ridging will prevail, though several short-wave cyclonic disturbances will progress through weak/largely westerly flow across the Plains/Canadian Prairies. At the surface, a cold front will move across the northwestern U.S. and into the Great Basin/Intermountain region, while a lee trough is maintained over the High Plains. In the East, high pressure will prevail, with the exception of the Southeast where Ian -- likely to have weakened to tropical storm status -- will be moving across central and northeastern Florida through the day, and then offshore overnight. ...Parts of central and northeastern Florida... Current forecasts from the National Hurricane Center place the center of Ian over central Florida at the start of period, with slow northeastward motion across northeastern portions of Florida through the day before moving offshore north of Melbourne by early evening. Given this location and movement, inland tornado risk will be confined largely to northeast Florida coastal counties, with the remainder of the risk offshore. As such, a small SLGT risk/5% tornado area is being maintained at this time, for areas near and north of Cape Canaveral. Risk will diminish after dark, as Ian continues to shift offshore. ..Goss.. 09/28/2022 Read more

SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1124 AM CDT Wed Sep 28 2022 Valid 281630Z - 291200Z ...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FL... ...SUMMARY... Tornadoes are expected this afternoon/evening, especially across east central Florida, in association with Major Hurricane Ian. ...East central FL this afternoon/evening... Major Hurricane Ian is approaching the FL Gulf coast near Fort Myers and Port Charlotte, and the storm core will continue to move northeastward across central FL through tonight (see latest NHC advisories for additional information). Visible satellite imagery reveals a zone of filtered surface heating along the Atlantic coast, to the east of the thicker clouds with the hurricane core along the Gulf coast, as discussion in MD 1841. Also, low-level flow has veered and hodographs have become less favorable for supercells across the Keys, while the stronger low-level shear/hodograph curvature will persist through the afternoon/evening across east central FL. As new convection forms in the zone of stronger surface heating, tornadoes will be possible as supercells move northward into the weak baroclinic zone across central/east central FL, with a diminished threat farther northwest and deeper into the rain-cooled air. This baroclinic zone may shift slowly northward along the Atlantic coast though early tonight, in advance of the hurricane core. ..Thompson/Weinman.. 09/28/2022 Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1118 AM CDT Wed Sep 28 2022 Valid 281700Z - 291200Z ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR CENTRAL GULF COAST... An Elevated risk area is introduced to portions of central/eastern WY where guidance has come into better agreement in the potential for sustained elevated wind/RH conditions this afternoon. RH values are already falling into the low 30s, and should fall to near 10-15% by this afternoon as winds increase to 15 mph. ...Gulf Coast... Morning surface observations are sampling near-record low dewpoint values along the Gulf Coast and into AL. Winds have increased in response to the approach of Hurricane Ian to the southeast, with gusts up to 30 mph already being reported. Critical conditions remain likely for much of the Gulf Coast and will be most prevalent for south-central AL into the western FL Panhandle. ...Southeast Oregon into Northwest Nevada... The KMAX and KRGX VWPs have shown an increase in low to mid-level winds over the past 2-3 hours as the upper wave moves ashore. Such winds will overspread the northern Sierra/southern Cascades by late afternoon, in line with the latest guidance. Elevated to locally critical conditions remain likely. ...Southern to Northern Plains... Dry conditions and receptive fuels remain prevalent across much of the Plains with RH reductions into the 20-30% expected by late afternoon for most locations. While winds will generally remain below 15 mph, a few locations may see periods of elevated fire weather conditions where winds can exceed 15 mph. This potential appears most likely across southern to central OK and through the southern Red River Valley of the north along the ND/MN border, though confidence in a more robust threat remains too limited for additional highlights. ..Moore.. 09/28/2022 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1215 AM CDT Wed Sep 28 2022/ ...Synopsis... The broad upper-level ridge will continue to shift eastward into the Plains, today. In the Northwest, an upper-level trough will move into Washington and Oregon. At the surface, a stout surface high will move into the upper Midwest. A cold front will be draped across the northern Gulf into north Florida. Hurricane Ian will continue into central Florida. ...Central Gulf Coast... The combination of the strong surface high to the north and the strong pressure gradient around Hurricane Ian will drive moderately strong northerly winds across much of the Southeast. With these areas remaining dry, fuels are receptive to fire spread. RH below 30% should occur over much of the region, particularly areas that are not impacted by high level outflow clouds from Ian. There is a corridor along/near the Gulf Coast that could see RH as low as 20%. This area is most likely to see critical fire weather as sustained winds near 15-20 mph with higher gusts probable. ...Southeast Oregon into northwest Nevada... The approach of the upper-level trough will promote a surface trough in the Columbia basin and drive moderate downslope winds of 15-20 mph. RH of 15-20% is expected. Critical conditions are possible, but will be localized and brief. ...Central/northern Plains... As a lee trough develops in the Canadian Rockies, southerly winds may increase to 15-25 mph in parts of the Dakotas into Nebraska. Fuels have become marginally drier after recent rains. However, fire weather concerns are expected to be mitigated by cooler temperatures and upper-level cloud cover. The overlap of low RH and the stronger winds is not expected to be widespread. Locally elevated to near critical conditions are possible in central Wyoming. However, fuels are generally marginal and duration of these conditions will be short-lived. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

WW 546 TORNADO FL CW 280855Z - 282100Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 546 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 455 AM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Central and South Florida Coastal Waters * Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 455 AM until 500 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Several tornadoes likely SUMMARY...As Hurricane Ian continues to approach the west coast of Florida, a strong eastern-peripheral wind field and a very moist air mass will support the potential for supercells and a related tornado risk. This tornado potential will initially be focused across the southern Peninsula early today, but is likely to further increase and spread northward into the central Florida Peninsula by late morning and afternoon. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles southwest of Miami FL to 15 miles east northeast of Orlando FL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 545... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 15030. ...Guyer Read more

Tulsa, Muskogee, Creek, Rogers and Okmulgee counties are some of the counties in northeastern Oklahoma already in a burn ban as drought continues. Eastern Oklahoma has a precipitation deficit of six to 12 inches since the end of May. Muskogee County was under a 14-day burn ban, while Tulsa County just extended its burn ban by another seven days. KWTV-TV Oklahoma City (Okla.), Sept 27, 2022

The Indian Ridge Fire started by lightning on July 7th in the Indian Creek drainage in Idaho’s Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.  It is burning five miles from the Idaho/Montana border and is approximately 30 miles southwest of Darby, MT.   The fire is burning in very steep, rugged, and remote terrain with heavy surface fuels and dead standing timber making access for firefighters difficult and dangerous.Fire managers are utilizing a point protection strategy to prevent any critical wilderness infrastructure from being negatively impacted by the

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority was waiving the usual entrance fees for towns wanting to join the regional water system as high levels of bacteria, mandatory drought restrictions and limited supply affected South Shore communities. Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.), Sept 26, 2022

The Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Refuge was dry after the past summer, and drought devastated the fish population, leaving dead fish on dry land. Whooping cranes and shore birds may not stop at the refuge this fall and keep flying in search of food and water. Great Bend Tribune (Kan.), Sept 24, 2022

No Mesoscale Discussions are in effect as of Tue Sep 27 17:56:16 UTC 2022.

SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1230 PM CDT Tue Sep 27 2022 Valid 281200Z - 291200Z ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA... ...SUMMARY... A few tornadoes will be possible across the Florida Peninsula on Wednesday, in association with Hurricane Ian. ...Synopsis... A highly amplified upper trough will continue moving slowly eastward across eastern NOAM Wednesday, while a second trough -- initially over the northeastern Pacific -- shifts inland across southern British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest during the second half of the period. In between, ridging will prevail across the U.S. Great Plains and Canadian Prairies. At the surface, a cold front is forecast to move slowly across the Pacific Northwest, while high pressure prevails over the central and much of the eastern portions of the country. The main exception will be over the Southeast, where a quasistationary front will become more ill-defined, as Hurricane Ian shifts out of the eastern Gulf and into Florida through the end of the period. ...Florida Peninsula... While track uncertainties with respect to Ian (see the latest forecasts from the National Hurricane Center) persist, risk for a few tornadoes remains evident as the storm approaches -- and eventually moves into -- the Florida Peninsula. As low-level flow intensifies with time, shear in the eastern half of the circulation will support rotating updrafts within banded convection. As such, brief tornadoes will be possible for an extended period of time. At this time, with the storm track continuing to trend more eastward, future adjustments to northern fringes of the risk area will likely be required. ..Goss.. 09/27/2022 Read more

906
ABPZ20 KNHC 271730
TWOEP

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1100 AM PDT Tue Sep 27 2022

For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude:

South of the Southern Coast of Mexico:
An area of low pressure located south of the southern coast of
Mexico continues to produce a broad area of disorganized showers
and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear conducive for
additional development, and a tropical depression is likely to form
by the end of this week while the system moves westward to
west-northwestward off the coast of southern and southwestern
Mexico.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent.

Western East Pacific:
The remnants of Newton continue to produce disorganized bursts of
showers and thunderstorms. Some slow development of this system is
possible over the next couple of days as it moves generally westward
over the western portion of the East Pacific basin. By late this
week, environmental conditions are expected to become unfavorable
for further development.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.

$$
Forecaster Papin

SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1126 AM CDT Tue Sep 27 2022 Valid 271630Z - 281200Z ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE KEYS AND SOUTH FL INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL FL... ...SUMMARY... Tornadoes are possible across the Florida Keys and south Florida today, and may spread into parts of central Florida overnight with Hurricane Ian. ...South FL and the Keys through tonight... Major Hurricane Ian will move northward or north-northeastward through tonight across the extreme southeast Gulf of Mexico, as rain bands east-through-northeast of the center continue to overspread south FL and the Keys. Some expansion of the stronger wind field, and resultant stronger vertical shear (effective SRH of 200-400 m2/s2), will occur through tonight as Ian continues to deepen (see latest NHC advisories for additional information). Widespread rain across south FL has held surface temperatures in the mid 70s through the morning with minimal surface-based buoyancy. However, some cloud breaks and modest surface heating is underway across the Keys, and should develop slowly inland from the southeast FL coast through the afternoon. Likewise, slightly higher boundary-layer dewpoints (>76 F) will spread inland, with sufficient destabilization to support supercells moving inland. Thus, the threat for tornadoes is expected to gradually increase from south-to-north later this afternoon/evening, and persist into the overnight hours. Please see SPC MD 1833 for additional details. ..Thompson/Weinman.. 09/27/2022 Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1048 AM CDT Tue Sep 27 2022 Valid 271700Z - 281200Z The forecast remains on track with only minor adjustments needed for both the Gulf Coast and southern Oregon regions. Morning water vapor imagery shows broad subsidence across the Southeast, which will maintain warm, dry conditions today as RH values continue to fall into the 20-30% range. Sustained winds near 15 mph are expected by early afternoon, and gusts up to 20-25 mph will support periods of critical fire weather conditions. Across northern CA/southern OR, GOES Derived Winds is estimating mid-level winds near 20-25 mph, which is in line with latest guidance and supports the ongoing forecast (see previous discussion below). ...Southwest to Central Oklahoma... A few surface stations are reporting elevated fire weather conditions across western OK ahead of a weak surface trough/cold front. Boundary layer winds are expected to weaken through the day across the region, which will limit the overall fire weather potential despite receptive fuels. However, periods of patchy elevated conditions are possible during the 16-21 UTC period roughly across the Altus, OK to Watonga, OK region. ..Moore.. 09/27/2022 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0126 AM CDT Tue Sep 27 2022/ ...Synopsis... An amplified pattern aloft featuring a broad trough in the east, a large ridge over the central U.S., and a shortwave trough over the Northwest will be in place today. At the surface, a trough will develop in the lee of the Cascades while a surface high will build into the upper Midwest. The approach of Hurricane Ian along the western Florida coast will strengthen the surface pressure gradient for the central Gulf Coast states. ...South-central Oregon... Afternoon winds will reach 15-20 mph as the surface trough deepens in the Columbia Basin. Some increase in high cloud cover is possible and may impact RH reductions in parts of the region. However, at least some areas of 15-20% appear possible during the afternoon. ...Central Gulf Coast Vicinity... The region will be situated in a dry, post-frontal airmass. The combinations of a building surface high to the north and the approach of Ian to the southeast should promote a modest increase in surface winds. In general, winds around 15 mph are expected with locally higher sustained speeds and gusts. Dry fuels and RH that will likely fall to near 25% or lower will support an increase in fire weather concerns during the afternoon. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more