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FXUS65 KSLC 031022
AFDSLC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
322 AM MST TUE FEB 3 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
- THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND,
ALLOWING FOR A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN TO DEVELOP BY EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER CALIFORNIA THIS
MORNING, PUTTING UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING UNDER A DRY NORTH TO
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THUS, DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITH
MAXES TODAY EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 10F ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. A WAVE
MOVING OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE INTO THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS DURING THE DAY, WITH LITTLE
IF ANY OTHER IMPACTS.
THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT THE RIDGE WILL BUILD AND GRADUALLY
SHIFT EAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. THIS WILL BRING A
STEADY WARMING TREND FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY, WHEN
THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES OVERHEAD. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE
VALLEYS PRONE TO INVERSION CONDITIONS, WHERE LITTLE CHANGE IN
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE BUILDING INVERSIONS WILL ALSO BRING
SOME DECREASE IN AIR QUALITY AND VISIBILITY.
BY THE WEEKEND, THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ITS WAY EAST OF THE
AREA IN RESPONSE TO TWO TROUGHS, ONE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AND ONE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, MOVING ONSHORE ALONG THE PACIFIC
COAST. THOUGH ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION WITH THESE SYSTEMS
CURRENTLY LOOKS TO BE LIMITED AT BEST, THEIR ARRIVAL LOOKS TO
FINALLY USHER IN A PATTERN CHANGE, WITH GUIDANCE SHOWING STORM
SYSTEMS CONTINUING TO IMPACT THE AREA FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
THOUGH CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW IN THE TIMING, TRACK, AND ASSOCIATED
PRECIPITATION WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL STORM SYSTEM, CONFIDENCE IS
RELATIVELY HIGH IN THE OVERALL CHANGE TO A COOLER AND MORE
UNSETTLED PATTERN ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.
AVIATION...KSLC
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL OVER THE KSLC TERMINAL
UNDER INCREASING HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER. LIGHT DIURNALLY DRIVEN
WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD, WITH SOUTHERLY
DRAINAGE FLOW BECOMING A NORTHERLY UPVALLEY FLOW AFTER 18-19Z.
REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH NO SURFACE WEATHER CONCERNS. HIGH LEVEL
CLOUD COVER WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF UTAH AND
SOUTHWEST WYOMING THROUGH THE MORNING. A MAJORITY OF WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN, HOWEVER, GUSTY NORTHERLY GAP WINDS WILL
EXIST IN SOUTHWEST UTAH THROUGH THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.
SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
UT...NONE.
WY...NONE.
PUBLIC...TRAPHAGAN
AVIATION...WEBBER
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