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FNUS75 KSLC 181000
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRANCE CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
400 AM MDT FRI JUL 18 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DEEP MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE FIRE
TODAY, RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE THIS
AFTERNOON, WITH SOME PERSISTING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL
BE A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP,
BUT THEY ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS. THE AIRMASS WILL GRADUALLY DRY OVER THE FIRE THIS WEEKEND,
BRINGING A STEADY DECREASE IN COVERAGE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AWAY FROM THUNDERSTORMS, WINDS WILL BE
GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. TEMPERATURES WILL BE RUNNING
NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.52 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
CLIMATOLOGY......50-60TH PERCENTILE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.22 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.33 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.
CLIMATOLOGY......70-80TH PERCENTILE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY GERBER (INCIDENT COMMANDER)
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517873.1/SLC
.DELDT 07/18/25
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.EMAIL JEREMY.GERBER@USDA.GOV
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