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FNUS75 KSLC 161220
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD HORSE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
620 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ENHANCED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION. THERE IS A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR HIGH-BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PASSES OVER THE BURN SITE. ANY
SHOWERS THAT DEVELOP TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE TO NO
PRECIPITATION, WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING GUSTY AND ERRATIC
OUTFLOWS. MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY, WITH A
SECOND REINFORCING COLD FRONT BRINGING MORE WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION AND BETTER CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.8 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 14-16
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20-25 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL (60-70TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12-14 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
6-10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 14
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
40% CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, INCREASING TO A 60% CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.16 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL (30-40TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
AROUND 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...WHITLAM
REQUESTED BY...JERRAN ANDERSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613722.1/SLC
.DELDT 05/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL UTRFC@FIRENET.GOV,KDHUNT@BLM.GOV
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