351  
FNUS75 KSLC 301201  
FWSSLC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALINA CANYON EAST RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT  
601 AM MDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 MDT ON MAY 30.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENING ACROSS THE AREA WILL BRING  
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH SATURDAY, ALLOWING THE AIRMASS TO  
BECOME UNSTABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. LINGERING MOISTURE WILL  
AGAIN ALLOW FOR A FEW AFTERNOON BUILDUPS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL BE  
POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DEVELOP. THE AIRMASS WILL DRY  
A LITTLE MORE SATURDAY KEEPING ANY CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS TO A MINIMUM.  
 
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A COOLING TREND WITH INCREASED  
MOISTURE BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY, AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY.  
UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST CENTERS AROUND WHETHER THIS SYSTEM IS  
ABLE TO DRAW MOISTURE FROM DECAYING TROPICAL STORM ALVIN INTO THE  
AREA. IF THIS OCCURS, RAINFALL TOTALS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY  
OF UPWARDS OF AN INCH WOULD BE POSSIBLE. IF THIS MOISTURE IS NOT  
DRAWN INTO THE AREA, RAINFALL TOTALS CLOSER TO 0.10-0.25" WOULD BE  
LIKELY. REGARDLESS, COOLER TEMPERATURES AND ELEVATED RH CAN BE  
EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH AFTER  
1200, THEN TRANSITIONING TO WEST-NORTHWEST  
6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-18 MPH AFTER 1500.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......12100 FT AGL.  
CLIMATOLOGY......80-90TH PERCENTILE.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........42-44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 2-5 MPH  
AFTER 2100.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......12100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL  
OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT  
CLOUD COVER) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL.  
CLIMATOLOGY......70-80TH PERCENTILE.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.  
 

 
FORECASTER...SEAMAN  
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CORNWALL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2514859.3/SLC  
.DELDT 05/30/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RYAN.MCCOLLIN@USDA.GOV,KELLY.CORNWALL@USDA.GOV,WYATT.PETERSON2@USDA.GOV  
 
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