Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook

1 hour 18 minutes ago
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ABPZ20 KNHC 021720
TWOEP

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1100 AM PDT Tue Sep 2 2025

For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude:

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane
Kiko, located in the East Pacific basin well east of the Hawaiian
Islands. Kiko is expected to cross into the central Pacific basin
over the weekend.

The National Hurricane Center is also issuing advisories on recently
upgraded Tropical Storm Lorena, located in the East Pacific basin
about 210 miles west of the coast of west-central Mexico.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.

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Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Lorena are issued under
WMO header WTPZ32 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPEP2.
Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Storm Lorena are issued
under WMO header WTPZ22 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMEP2.

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Forecaster Hagen
NHC Webmaster

SPC Sep 2, 2025 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

1 hour 32 minutes ago
SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1203 PM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025 Valid 031200Z - 041200Z ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS INTO WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI... ...SUMMARY... Scattered strong thunderstorms will impact parts of the central Great Plains into Missouri Ozarks late Wednesday afternoon and evening, accompanied primarily by a risk for severe hail and potential for damaging wind gusts. ...Discussion... The large-scale mid/upper flow regime remains amplified across the eastern mid-latitude Pacific through North America, with little appreciable change forecast through this period. Troughing will be maintained east of the Canadian/U.S. Rockies, as far south as the Gulf Basin into southwestern Atlantic, reinforced by a pair of vigorous digging short wave perturbations emerging from the northern mid- to Arctic latitudes of northwestern Canada. The lead impulse is forecast to be in the process of digging across the international border through portions of the northern U.S. Great Plains and Upper Midwest by 12Z Wednesday. Models indicate that this will contribute to notable lower/mid-tropospheric cyclogenesis near/north of Lake Superior, toward the James Bay vicinity, through daybreak Thursday, as the trailing perturbation digs southeast of the Northwest Territories through eastern Canadian Prairies. While one initial weakening frontal zone (and associated plume of seasonably high moisture content) lingers across the central Gulf through southern Florida Peninsula/Straits vicinity, an initial reinforcing intrusion of cooler/drier air is forecast to surge into the Ohio Valley and through much of the central Great Plains by late Wednesday night. Another will begin nosing southward to the lee of the Canadian toward northern U.S. Rockies. ...Central Great Plains into Missouri Ozarks... Near the southwestern periphery of strengthening northwesterly mid-level flow (including 40+ kt around 500 mb), models continue to indicate that a plume of steepening lower/mid-tropospheric lapse rates will advect across the central Great Plains toward adjacent lower Missouri Valley vicinity during the day. Beneath this regime, it appears that residual boundary-layer moisture will remain sufficient to support the development of moderate potential instability, generally becoming focused in a corridor along/ahead of the southward advancing front and pre-frontal surface troughing by late afternoon. Uncertainties do linger due to continuing spread in the model output, particularly with regard to the degree of mid/upper forcing for ascent overspreading the region during the peak late afternoon instability, to the southwest of the primary digging mid-level trough/evolving low near the upper Great Lakes. With sufficient lift to overcome mid-level inhibition, the sheared environment will likely be conditionally conducive to organized severe convection. It is possible that this could be limited to one or two supercells and/or a small upscale growing cluster. However, this activity could become capable of producing large hail and potentially damaging wind gusts for at least a few hours late Wednesday afternoon into evening. ..Kerr.. 09/02/2025 Read more

SPC Sep 2, 2025 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

1 hour 32 minutes ago
SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1203 PM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025 Valid 031200Z - 041200Z ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS INTO WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI... ...SUMMARY... Scattered strong thunderstorms will impact parts of the central Great Plains into Missouri Ozarks late Wednesday afternoon and evening, accompanied primarily by a risk for severe hail and potential for damaging wind gusts. ...Discussion... The large-scale mid/upper flow regime remains amplified across the eastern mid-latitude Pacific through North America, with little appreciable change forecast through this period. Troughing will be maintained east of the Canadian/U.S. Rockies, as far south as the Gulf Basin into southwestern Atlantic, reinforced by a pair of vigorous digging short wave perturbations emerging from the northern mid- to Arctic latitudes of northwestern Canada. The lead impulse is forecast to be in the process of digging across the international border through portions of the northern U.S. Great Plains and Upper Midwest by 12Z Wednesday. Models indicate that this will contribute to notable lower/mid-tropospheric cyclogenesis near/north of Lake Superior, toward the James Bay vicinity, through daybreak Thursday, as the trailing perturbation digs southeast of the Northwest Territories through eastern Canadian Prairies. While one initial weakening frontal zone (and associated plume of seasonably high moisture content) lingers across the central Gulf through southern Florida Peninsula/Straits vicinity, an initial reinforcing intrusion of cooler/drier air is forecast to surge into the Ohio Valley and through much of the central Great Plains by late Wednesday night. Another will begin nosing southward to the lee of the Canadian toward northern U.S. Rockies. ...Central Great Plains into Missouri Ozarks... Near the southwestern periphery of strengthening northwesterly mid-level flow (including 40+ kt around 500 mb), models continue to indicate that a plume of steepening lower/mid-tropospheric lapse rates will advect across the central Great Plains toward adjacent lower Missouri Valley vicinity during the day. Beneath this regime, it appears that residual boundary-layer moisture will remain sufficient to support the development of moderate potential instability, generally becoming focused in a corridor along/ahead of the southward advancing front and pre-frontal surface troughing by late afternoon. Uncertainties do linger due to continuing spread in the model output, particularly with regard to the degree of mid/upper forcing for ascent overspreading the region during the peak late afternoon instability, to the southwest of the primary digging mid-level trough/evolving low near the upper Great Lakes. With sufficient lift to overcome mid-level inhibition, the sheared environment will likely be conditionally conducive to organized severe convection. It is possible that this could be limited to one or two supercells and/or a small upscale growing cluster. However, this activity could become capable of producing large hail and potentially damaging wind gusts for at least a few hours late Wednesday afternoon into evening. ..Kerr.. 09/02/2025 Read more

SPC Sep 2, 2025 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

2 hours 10 minutes ago
SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1125 AM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025 Valid 021630Z - 031200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHERN/CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms capable of producing isolated severe wind gusts and marginally severe hail will be possible this afternoon and evening across parts of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. ...Northern Plains/Upper Midwest... An upper trough over central Canada late this morning will dig southeastward towards the Upper Midwest/Lake Superior vicinity through the period. Showers and weak thunderstorms are ongoing over parts of central MN, aided by a remnant MCV over northern MN. This activity is forecast to further weaken this afternoon, with a residual outflow boundary arcing from southern MN west-northwestward towards the SD/MN border by mid afternoon. A cold front over ND will continue to advance southeastward into an adequately moist low-level airmass, with surface dewpoints generally in the lower to mid 60s. Filtered daytime heating away from this morning's convective cloud debris, along with modestly steepened mid-level lapse rates (reference 12Z ABR sounding), should aid in weak to locally moderate instability (MLCAPE around 1000-2000 J/kg) developing ahead of the front by mid to late afternoon. Latest model guidance remains consistent in showing isolated to scattered thunderstorms developing across roughly the eastern third of SD into central MN this afternoon along/near the cold front. There is considerable uncertainty regarding the degree of instability that will develop and related thunderstorm intensity given the widespread cloud cover in south-central MN. The stronger mid/upper-level flow associated with the upper trough over Canada will likely lag behind the surface front to some extent. This should limit effective bulk shear magnitudes (up to 20-30 kt). Even so, modestly organized multicells associated with isolated severe wind gusts and marginally severe hail appear possible, before this activity eventually subsides this evening with the loss of daytime heating. The Marginal Risk has been adjusted to account for the latest observational/short-term guidance trends. ...Lower Colorado River Valley... Compared to yesterday, modestly enhanced mid-level flow should trend more south-southeasterly today as a weak shortwave trough lifts northward from Baja California into the lower CO River Valley. Associated/ongoing showers and thunderstorms across southern CA should generally remain sub-severe through the morning as they track northwestward. In the wake of this activity, there is a fair amount of uncertainty regarding destabilization potential given scattered to widespread cloudiness over much of the lower CO River Valley. Wherever cloud breaks and heating can occur, steepening low-level lapse rates may support strong/gusty winds with any convection that can develop. Still, the potential for a focused area of severe gusts appears too low to include any probabilities at this time. ..Gleason/Lyons.. 09/02/2025 Read more

SPC Sep 2, 2025 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

2 hours 10 minutes ago
SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1125 AM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025 Valid 021630Z - 031200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHERN/CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms capable of producing isolated severe wind gusts and marginally severe hail will be possible this afternoon and evening across parts of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. ...Northern Plains/Upper Midwest... An upper trough over central Canada late this morning will dig southeastward towards the Upper Midwest/Lake Superior vicinity through the period. Showers and weak thunderstorms are ongoing over parts of central MN, aided by a remnant MCV over northern MN. This activity is forecast to further weaken this afternoon, with a residual outflow boundary arcing from southern MN west-northwestward towards the SD/MN border by mid afternoon. A cold front over ND will continue to advance southeastward into an adequately moist low-level airmass, with surface dewpoints generally in the lower to mid 60s. Filtered daytime heating away from this morning's convective cloud debris, along with modestly steepened mid-level lapse rates (reference 12Z ABR sounding), should aid in weak to locally moderate instability (MLCAPE around 1000-2000 J/kg) developing ahead of the front by mid to late afternoon. Latest model guidance remains consistent in showing isolated to scattered thunderstorms developing across roughly the eastern third of SD into central MN this afternoon along/near the cold front. There is considerable uncertainty regarding the degree of instability that will develop and related thunderstorm intensity given the widespread cloud cover in south-central MN. The stronger mid/upper-level flow associated with the upper trough over Canada will likely lag behind the surface front to some extent. This should limit effective bulk shear magnitudes (up to 20-30 kt). Even so, modestly organized multicells associated with isolated severe wind gusts and marginally severe hail appear possible, before this activity eventually subsides this evening with the loss of daytime heating. The Marginal Risk has been adjusted to account for the latest observational/short-term guidance trends. ...Lower Colorado River Valley... Compared to yesterday, modestly enhanced mid-level flow should trend more south-southeasterly today as a weak shortwave trough lifts northward from Baja California into the lower CO River Valley. Associated/ongoing showers and thunderstorms across southern CA should generally remain sub-severe through the morning as they track northwestward. In the wake of this activity, there is a fair amount of uncertainty regarding destabilization potential given scattered to widespread cloudiness over much of the lower CO River Valley. Wherever cloud breaks and heating can occur, steepening low-level lapse rates may support strong/gusty winds with any convection that can develop. Still, the potential for a focused area of severe gusts appears too low to include any probabilities at this time. ..Gleason/Lyons.. 09/02/2025 Read more

SPC Sep 2, 2025 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

2 hours 10 minutes ago
SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1125 AM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025 Valid 021630Z - 031200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHERN/CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms capable of producing isolated severe wind gusts and marginally severe hail will be possible this afternoon and evening across parts of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. ...Northern Plains/Upper Midwest... An upper trough over central Canada late this morning will dig southeastward towards the Upper Midwest/Lake Superior vicinity through the period. Showers and weak thunderstorms are ongoing over parts of central MN, aided by a remnant MCV over northern MN. This activity is forecast to further weaken this afternoon, with a residual outflow boundary arcing from southern MN west-northwestward towards the SD/MN border by mid afternoon. A cold front over ND will continue to advance southeastward into an adequately moist low-level airmass, with surface dewpoints generally in the lower to mid 60s. Filtered daytime heating away from this morning's convective cloud debris, along with modestly steepened mid-level lapse rates (reference 12Z ABR sounding), should aid in weak to locally moderate instability (MLCAPE around 1000-2000 J/kg) developing ahead of the front by mid to late afternoon. Latest model guidance remains consistent in showing isolated to scattered thunderstorms developing across roughly the eastern third of SD into central MN this afternoon along/near the cold front. There is considerable uncertainty regarding the degree of instability that will develop and related thunderstorm intensity given the widespread cloud cover in south-central MN. The stronger mid/upper-level flow associated with the upper trough over Canada will likely lag behind the surface front to some extent. This should limit effective bulk shear magnitudes (up to 20-30 kt). Even so, modestly organized multicells associated with isolated severe wind gusts and marginally severe hail appear possible, before this activity eventually subsides this evening with the loss of daytime heating. The Marginal Risk has been adjusted to account for the latest observational/short-term guidance trends. ...Lower Colorado River Valley... Compared to yesterday, modestly enhanced mid-level flow should trend more south-southeasterly today as a weak shortwave trough lifts northward from Baja California into the lower CO River Valley. Associated/ongoing showers and thunderstorms across southern CA should generally remain sub-severe through the morning as they track northwestward. In the wake of this activity, there is a fair amount of uncertainty regarding destabilization potential given scattered to widespread cloudiness over much of the lower CO River Valley. Wherever cloud breaks and heating can occur, steepening low-level lapse rates may support strong/gusty winds with any convection that can develop. Still, the potential for a focused area of severe gusts appears too low to include any probabilities at this time. ..Gleason/Lyons.. 09/02/2025 Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

2 hours 36 minutes ago
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1101 AM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025 Valid 021700Z - 031200Z The previous forecast largely remains on track with only minor adjustments made to account for recent convective trends. Through 15 UTC this morning, radar rainfall estimates and lightning data suggest a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms is ongoing across the Central Valley. Additional thunderstorm development remains likely through the evening hours across northern CA, northwest NV, and central OR. While 12 UTC guidance has captured the ongoing activity well, most solutions initialized with a notable warm/dry bias across northern CA and adjacent portions of OR/NV, suggesting that moisture quality may be slightly better than depicted by morning solutions. Additionally, mid/high-level cloud cover associated with the ongoing showers/thunderstorms will continue to spread north and may modulate diurnal heating/mixing to some degree over parts of northern CA/southern OR. These factors, coupled with forecast PWAT values between 0.6 to 0.8 inches, hint that a mix of dry/wet thunderstorms is probable for northern CA/southern OR with an increasing chance for dry lightning with north and eastward extent if/where storms can develop ahead of the approaching cloud cover. ..Moore.. 09/02/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0155 AM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025/ ...Synopsis... A weak upper-level low will move northward across northern California into the Pacific Northwest today through D2/Wednesday, with increases in moisture and forcing leading to thunderstorm development. Precipitable water values will approach 0.60-0.90", decreasing with eastward extent across eastern Oregon/western Nevada. Faster storm motions around 15-20 kts will likely lead to a mix of wet/dry thunderstorms. New starts will be possible where little to no precipitation occurs, with ERCs around the 80th-90th percentile across portions of these regions. An isolated dry thunderstorm area was maintained with this outlook across portions of northern California into western Nevada an northward into central Oregon. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

2 hours 36 minutes ago
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1101 AM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025 Valid 021700Z - 031200Z The previous forecast largely remains on track with only minor adjustments made to account for recent convective trends. Through 15 UTC this morning, radar rainfall estimates and lightning data suggest a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms is ongoing across the Central Valley. Additional thunderstorm development remains likely through the evening hours across northern CA, northwest NV, and central OR. While 12 UTC guidance has captured the ongoing activity well, most solutions initialized with a notable warm/dry bias across northern CA and adjacent portions of OR/NV, suggesting that moisture quality may be slightly better than depicted by morning solutions. Additionally, mid/high-level cloud cover associated with the ongoing showers/thunderstorms will continue to spread north and may modulate diurnal heating/mixing to some degree over parts of northern CA/southern OR. These factors, coupled with forecast PWAT values between 0.6 to 0.8 inches, hint that a mix of dry/wet thunderstorms is probable for northern CA/southern OR with an increasing chance for dry lightning with north and eastward extent if/where storms can develop ahead of the approaching cloud cover. ..Moore.. 09/02/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0155 AM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025/ ...Synopsis... A weak upper-level low will move northward across northern California into the Pacific Northwest today through D2/Wednesday, with increases in moisture and forcing leading to thunderstorm development. Precipitable water values will approach 0.60-0.90", decreasing with eastward extent across eastern Oregon/western Nevada. Faster storm motions around 15-20 kts will likely lead to a mix of wet/dry thunderstorms. New starts will be possible where little to no precipitation occurs, with ERCs around the 80th-90th percentile across portions of these regions. An isolated dry thunderstorm area was maintained with this outlook across portions of northern California into western Nevada an northward into central Oregon. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

2 hours 36 minutes ago
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1101 AM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025 Valid 021700Z - 031200Z The previous forecast largely remains on track with only minor adjustments made to account for recent convective trends. Through 15 UTC this morning, radar rainfall estimates and lightning data suggest a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms is ongoing across the Central Valley. Additional thunderstorm development remains likely through the evening hours across northern CA, northwest NV, and central OR. While 12 UTC guidance has captured the ongoing activity well, most solutions initialized with a notable warm/dry bias across northern CA and adjacent portions of OR/NV, suggesting that moisture quality may be slightly better than depicted by morning solutions. Additionally, mid/high-level cloud cover associated with the ongoing showers/thunderstorms will continue to spread north and may modulate diurnal heating/mixing to some degree over parts of northern CA/southern OR. These factors, coupled with forecast PWAT values between 0.6 to 0.8 inches, hint that a mix of dry/wet thunderstorms is probable for northern CA/southern OR with an increasing chance for dry lightning with north and eastward extent if/where storms can develop ahead of the approaching cloud cover. ..Moore.. 09/02/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0155 AM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025/ ...Synopsis... A weak upper-level low will move northward across northern California into the Pacific Northwest today through D2/Wednesday, with increases in moisture and forcing leading to thunderstorm development. Precipitable water values will approach 0.60-0.90", decreasing with eastward extent across eastern Oregon/western Nevada. Faster storm motions around 15-20 kts will likely lead to a mix of wet/dry thunderstorms. New starts will be possible where little to no precipitation occurs, with ERCs around the 80th-90th percentile across portions of these regions. An isolated dry thunderstorm area was maintained with this outlook across portions of northern California into western Nevada an northward into central Oregon. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

2 hours 36 minutes ago
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1101 AM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025 Valid 021700Z - 031200Z The previous forecast largely remains on track with only minor adjustments made to account for recent convective trends. Through 15 UTC this morning, radar rainfall estimates and lightning data suggest a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms is ongoing across the Central Valley. Additional thunderstorm development remains likely through the evening hours across northern CA, northwest NV, and central OR. While 12 UTC guidance has captured the ongoing activity well, most solutions initialized with a notable warm/dry bias across northern CA and adjacent portions of OR/NV, suggesting that moisture quality may be slightly better than depicted by morning solutions. Additionally, mid/high-level cloud cover associated with the ongoing showers/thunderstorms will continue to spread north and may modulate diurnal heating/mixing to some degree over parts of northern CA/southern OR. These factors, coupled with forecast PWAT values between 0.6 to 0.8 inches, hint that a mix of dry/wet thunderstorms is probable for northern CA/southern OR with an increasing chance for dry lightning with north and eastward extent if/where storms can develop ahead of the approaching cloud cover. ..Moore.. 09/02/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0155 AM CDT Tue Sep 02 2025/ ...Synopsis... A weak upper-level low will move northward across northern California into the Pacific Northwest today through D2/Wednesday, with increases in moisture and forcing leading to thunderstorm development. Precipitable water values will approach 0.60-0.90", decreasing with eastward extent across eastern Oregon/western Nevada. Faster storm motions around 15-20 kts will likely lead to a mix of wet/dry thunderstorms. New starts will be possible where little to no precipitation occurs, with ERCs around the 80th-90th percentile across portions of these regions. An isolated dry thunderstorm area was maintained with this outlook across portions of northern California into western Nevada an northward into central Oregon. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more