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FNUS75 KSLC 181553
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOP VALLEY SAR...ZION NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
853 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SEEING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY OF THE
SAR SITE THIS MORNING, WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF
HEAVIER SNOW WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VISIBILITIES OF ONE MILE OR
LESS, LASTING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THEREAFTER, SNOW WILL
BECOME MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE, TAPERING OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE
STORM WILL ALSO BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES FOR TONIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-74 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
35 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...GEOFF STROUD-SETTLES
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2603076.0/SLC
.DELDT 02/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ZION_DISPATCH@NPS.GOV
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