823  
FNUS75 KSLC 171140  
FWSSLC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NZ PILES ORDER MOUNTAIN...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT  
440 AM MST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A STORM SYSTEM WILL MAINLY BRING GUSTY WINDS THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 20 MPH FROM ROUGHLY  
10AM-1PM, THEN TRANSITION TO NORTHWEST, GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH FROM  
ROUGHLY 1PM-9PM. THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL IN THE  
AFTERNOON, WITH A TRACE-0.05" OF RAIN. CLEARING INDEX WILL BE  
RATHER LOW THURSDAY WITH MUCH LIGHTER WINDS. AFTER WEDNESDAY, DRY  
CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY  
AND FRIDAY, WITH BETTER CLEARING. THIS LOCATION WILL BE ON THE  
SOUTHERN FRINGE OF PRECIPITATION SATURDAY. THERE IS UNCERTAINTY  
WITH PRECIPITATION TYPE, WITH LIKELY A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW. WATER  
CONTENT WILL LIKELY BE A TRACE-0.05".  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................15 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44-50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
CLIMATOLOGY......20-30TH PERCENTILE.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD  
COVER). CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.  
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD  
COVER).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-42.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
CLIMATOLOGY......20-30TH PERCENTILE.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 13  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CLEARING INDEX......200.  
 
 
FORECASTER...WILSON  
REQUESTED BY...KARSON SORENSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2527831.0/SLC  
.DELDT 12/17/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KYLER.HATCH@USDA.GOV,RONALD.SORENSON@USDA.GOV  
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