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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Elevated fire weather conditions are also expected in the Great Basin. Flash flooding will be possible in Arizona and west Texas, especially in burn scars. Read More >

 

NO active tropical cyclones at this time.
 

 

The tropical cyclones depicted on this map south of the equator are based on bulletins issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), based in Honolulu, HI  for cyclones between 10-20S and 164.5W-178.5W.. The Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) for south of the equator is Nadi.

 
 
 

The cone graphics for the South Pacific are based on the following:

Forecast Period (hours) 2/3 Probability Circle, South Pacific Basin (nautical miles)
12 35
24 50
36 65
48 80
72 120
96 165
120 225