Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0253 PM CDT Fri Aug 30 2024

Valid 311200Z - 011200Z

Minor adjustments were made to extend isolated dry thunderstorm
chances further westward in southern Nevada in agreement with latest
guidance. For more information, see the previous discussion below.

..Thornton.. 08/30/2024

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0115 AM CDT Fri Aug 30 2024/

...Synopsis...
Fire weather concerns will remain confined to portions of the Great
Basin for Saturday. Upper-level ridging currently over the western
CONUS will begin to slowly shift east towards the central Rockies
over the next 48-72 hours. As this occurs, a modest plume of
monsoonal moisture will spread north/northwest into southeastern NV
and southwest UT. Weak mid/upper-level ascent impinging on the
fringe of the moisture plume should support isolated thunderstorms
by late afternoon. A deep, well-mixed boundary layer will promote
limited rainfall with this activity over a region with generally
receptive fuels (ERC values at/above the 80th percentile).
Consequently, dry lightning will be a fire weather concern. 

Elsewhere across the West, dry conditions will persist, and
increasing mid-level flow along the West Coast may support some
breezy conditions in the immediate lee of the central to southern
Sierra Nevada. However, confidence in widespread elevated conditions
remains too limited for highlights.

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