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Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1200 PM CDT Sun Sep 25 2022 Valid 251700Z - 261200Z Expanded the Elevated delineation farther west across South Dakota and south into Nebraska based on morning high resolution guidance. Elsewhere, the forecast appears on track and no additional changes were needed. See previous discussion below. ..Bentley.. 09/25/2022 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1144 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2022/ ...Synopsis... An upper-level trough will intensify across the Great Lakes region into the Mid-Atlantic. In the West, ridging aloft will amplify while slowly shifting east. At the surface, A cold front will continue southward through the southern Plains while moving off the east coast during the evening. Elevated fire weather is expected within portions of the Plains as relatively dry and gusty northerly/northwesterly winds develop during the day/afternoon. Winds will be strongest in parts of the Dakotas into eastern Nebraska, with diminishing strength farther south into Oklahoma. RH of around 20-25% appears likely be afternoon along with wind speeds of 15-25 mph. While these conditions could extend from the northern Plains into the southern Plains, recent precipitation in many areas has reduced fuel dryness. The areas of greatest concern will be in central/eastern South Dakota, far northern Nebraska, and central/southern Oklahoma. Elsewhere, locally elevated conditions may still occur. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
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