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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns for the Center of the Nation; Coastal Impacts Across the East

Excessive heat returns for portions of the Plains today where heat indices will likely climb above the century mark. Furthermore, warm temperatures, strong winds and dry fuels may result in rapid spread of wild fires across the western High Plains today. For the east coast, lingering storm with onshore flow will bring high surf, dangerous rip currents and coastal flooding, especially at high tide. Read More >

BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)
 
 DATE                    FRIDAY 09/20/24                         SATURDAY 09/21/24                  
 TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                    5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   
 
 CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   CL   CL   FW
 CLOUD COVER (%)    20   10   10   10   20   15    5    5   10   10   10   25   35   20    5    5   10
 TEMPERATURE        43   45   53   57   56   47   45   43   41   44   56   60   58   48   46   44   42
 MAX/MIN TEMP                           57                  41                  61                  42
 WIND DIR            W    W    W   NW   NW    N    N    N   NE   NE   NE    N    N    N   NE   SE   SE
 WIND (MPH)          6    6    6    6    5    3    3    3    3    3    4    5    4    3    3    3    3
 WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                      
 PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 PRECIP TYPE                                                                                          
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
 12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
 6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.6  7.2  7.1  7.2  7.2  7.0  6.9  6.9  6.9  6.9  7.2  8.2  8.5  8.5  8.7  9.0  9.0
 
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 --- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
 
 CODE   TYPE
  T     THUNDERSTORMS
  R     RAIN
  S     SNOW
  I     SLEET
  Z     FREEZING RAIN


--- PRECIP TYPE CODES --- 
CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN