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FXUS65 KSLC 010934
AFDSLC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
234 AM MST SUN FEB 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND STABLE
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NEXT
WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. A GRAZING SHORTWAVE
TO THE NORTH WILL HELP TO FLATTEN THE RIDGE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY
WITH COOLER AIR ALOFT AND NORTHWEST FLOW. THIS WILL HELP TO
MITIGATE INVERSIONS FROM BECOMING WELL ESTABLISHED. HIGH PRESSURE
BECOMES MORE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN BY MIDWEEK WHEN MORE
NOTICEABLE HAZE WILL START TO DEVELOP AS WARM AIR ALOFT AND WEAK
FLOW LIMIT VENTILATION. ADDITIONALLY, TEMPERATURES WILL WARM 10 TO
15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH COOLER CONDITIONS FOR VALLEY
LOCATIONS THAT BECOME INFLUENCED BY INVERSIONS.
ABOUT 90% OF ENSEMBLE MEMBERS DO DEPICT A DEEP TROUGH MOVING INTO
THE WESTERN CONUS AROUND THE 9TH OR 10TH OF FEBRUARY. THIS WILL BE
OUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS UTAH AND SW WYOMING.
THIS COULD FINALLY BE THE START OF A PATTERN CHANGE TO MORE
ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS THE WEST.
AVIATION...KSLC
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNDER A VEIL OF
HIGH CLOUDS. THE CHANCE FOR DENSE FOG DEVELOPING AT THE TERMINAL IS
LESS THAN 10% THROUGH 18Z. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY
THIS MORNING BUT MAY BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AT TIMES, THEN
SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST BY 19Z.
REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL IN
MOST AREAS, WITH LIGHT, TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.
THE FOG THREAT REMAINS LOW ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH, WITH THE BEST
CHANCE AT KLGU (30% CHANCE BETWEEN 11-17Z) AND LESS SO AT KHCR (10%
CHANCE BETWEEN 12-16Z).
SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
UT...NONE.
WY...NONE.
PUBLIC...MAHAN
AVIATION...SEAMAN
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