Fire Weather Concerns in the Intermountain West into the Plains

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the Plains though early this week. Another elevated risk is possible across the central Appalachians. A rapid warm-up is in the forecast beginning Monday across the central and eastern U.S.. Read More >

2010 WESTERN REGION TA LITES

10-01
An Analysis of the December 17-18, 2008 Snow Event In The Las Vegas Valley
Chris Stachelski, WFO Las Vegas, NV

10-02
The Station Fire: An Example of a Large Wildfire in the Absence of Significant Winds
Richard Thompson, Curt Kaplan, and David Gomberg, WFO Los Angeles/Oxnard California

10-03
Freezing Rain in Medford, Oregon: Analysis of a High-Impact Event
Shad Keene, NWS Forecast Office, Medford, OR

10-04
The Utility of a High Level Most Unstable CAPE (HLMUCAPE) and a High Level Lifted Index (HLLI) for Forecasting Elevated Convection in Southwestern California
Steven Vanderburg, Ivory J. Small, and Brandt Maxwell, NWS Forecast Office, San Diego, California

10-05
Trends in Precipitation Forecasting Skill at the California Nevada River Forecast Center
Alan Haynes, Service Coordination Hydrologist, California Nevada River Forecast Center, Sacramento, CA & Letitia Soulliard, National Precipitation Verification Unit, Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services, Camp Springs, MD

10-06
Severe Hail Detection Technique using Reflectivity and Freezing Level Height for the Boise Weather Forecast Office County Warning Area
Joshua D. Smith, NWS Forecast Office, Boise, Idaho

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Fire Weather Concerns in the Intermountain West into the Plains

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