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FXUS65 KSLC 160340
AFDSLC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
940 PM MDT MON JUN 15 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK, WITH THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES OF THE
SEASON ACROSS AREAS LIKE ST. GEORGE AND GLEN CANYON NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA.
- GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH A HOT AND VERY DRY AIRMASS
WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH
WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY.
DISCUSSION
MID LEVEL RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY BUILD
INLAND ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN GREAT BASIN REGION THROUGH
WEDNESDAY, SPREADING A HOT AND VERY DRY AIRMASS ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL TREND A FEW DEGREES
WARMER TUESDAY, REACHING THE LOW 90S ALONG MUCH OF THE WASATCH
FRONT, AND EXCEEDING 105F ACROSS LOWER WASHINGTON COUNTY, ZION
CANYON, AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA.
WITH THIS RIDGE REMAINING CENTERED TO THE WEST, A GENERAL
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL RESIDE ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL ALLOWING FOR
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS, AND RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE SUFFICIENTLY DRY. THIS FLOW WILL BE
ENHANCED SOMEWHAT ON WEDNESDAY WITH A SHORTWAVE PASSING TO THE
NORTH. SEE THE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION.
THIS RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY
RESULTING IN LIGHTER WINDS, BUT MAINTAINING A VERY DRY AIRMASS.
AS THIS RIDGE CONTINUES EAST, SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL SPREAD
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY SHIFTING THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT
TO WESTERN UTAH. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL TRANSLATE INTO THE GREAT
BASIN FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, RESULTING IN A THREAT FOR HIGH
BASED CONVECTION MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTH. LINGERING MOISTURE MAY
KEEP THIS CONVECTIVE THREAT GOING INTO SUNDAY.
AVIATION...KSLC
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT THE KSLC
TERMINAL BENEATH CLEAR SKIES WITH DIURNAL WIND SHIFTS EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS RESULTING IN GUSTS
UP TO 20KTS.
REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
AT ALL TERMINALS BENEATH CLEAR SKIES WITH DIURNAL WIND SHIFTS
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS ALL SITES
TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH MOST SEEING GUSTS UP TO 20KTS, THOUGH KEVW
MAY SEE GUSTS TO 30KTS.
FIRE WEATHER, ISSUED 225 PM MDT MON JUN 15 2026
REMNANT MOISTURE WILL BRING THE THREAT OF ISOLATED
HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS AND VIRGA TO THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
MICROBURST WINDS WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY IMPACT.
AS ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES TO THE NORTH OF UTAH, AN INCREASE IN
WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF
EASTERN UTAH TODAY, SPREADING TO THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS TUESDAY.
BY WEDNESDAY, THE STRONGER WINDS WILL SHIFT FURTHER SOUTH, WITH
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPANDING TO IMPACT THE GRAND
STAIRCASE AND HENRY MOUNTAINS.
WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY, ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL
APPROACH THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY, INCREASING WINDS ONCE AGAIN, THIS
TIME ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH. WIND WILL REMAIN
ELEVATED INTO SATURDAY IN THESE SAME AREAS. THE THREAT OF HIGH-
BASED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO INCREASE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY,
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE.
SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
UT...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR UTZ482-488-489-493.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR
UTZ484-496.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR UTZ494-498.
WY...NONE.
PUBLIC...SEAMAN
AVIATION...WORSTER
FIRE WEATHER...KRUSE
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY
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