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FNUS22 KWNS 121950
FWDDY2

Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0250 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025

Valid 131200Z - 141200Z

...Columbia Basin...
Westerly downslope winds and drying east of the Cascades will bring
elevated fire weather conditions to the Columbia Basin Sunday amid
dry fuels, with stronger sustained winds of up to 20 mph
concentrated through the Cascade gaps.

...Northern CA/Southern OR/central ID...
A subtle mid-level short wave trough along with strong daytime
heating but marginal instability over the higher terrain will
support a few showers and thunderstorms across northern California
into south-central OR Sunday afternoon. Farther northeast, another
weak mid-level short wave trough could bring few high-based
showers/thunderstorms over higher terrain of central Idaho. Coverage
of thunderstorms will be quite sparse with weak forcing and limited
mid-level moisture, limiting threat of dry lightning ignitions
across central ID.

..Williams.. 07/12/2025

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1218 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025/

...Synopsis...
A mid-level shortwave will move across the periphery of the western
ridge on Sunday. This will bring an increase in westerly winds
across the Cascades in central Washington and Oregon. Winds will
largely remain Elevated (at around 10-15 mph) but some locally
Critical conditions will be possible in the Cascade gaps. Fuels in
this region are critically dry, with ERCs exceeding the 90th
percentile for dryness.

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

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