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FXUS65 KSLC 211029
AFDSLC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
329 AM MST SAT FEB 21 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND INCREASINGLY MILD CONDITIONS
FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
- THERE IS A HIGH (90%) CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW
NEXT TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS HAVE SETTLED INTO THE AREA
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. THERE ARE SOME
AREAS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS CACHE VALLEY AND UINTA COUNTY, WYOMING
GIVEN THE SNOWPACK. THIS FOG WILL BURN OFF BY MID MORNING.
OTHERWISE, CONDITIONS ARE VERY COLD ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION, BUT
THE WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN TODAY AS HEIGHTS BUILD AND
TEMPERATURES WARM ALOFT.
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES RUNNING ABOUT 10F WARMER THAN NORMAL FOR MOST
LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY AND STABLE THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK BEFORE VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW RETURN FOR THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
A DEEP ELONGATED TROUGH WITH A 150 KT JET WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED
BETWEEN HAWAII AND THE WEST COAST. THIS WILL PULL MOISTURE INTO
THE WESTERN CONUS IN THE FORM OF AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER BY EARLY
NEXT WEEK. COLD AIR WILL BE LACKING WITH THIS SYSTEM AS ZONAL FLOW
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 7000 TO 8000
FEET. ALL ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE NOW ON BOARD WITH BRINGING
ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA WITH
ONLY ~17% OF MEMBERS BRINGING PRECIPITATION TO THE SOUTHERN HALF
AS WELL. THIS MOISTURE WILL GET CUT OFF BY A RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS
THE WEST COAST BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY LEADING TO MORE DRY AND
STABLE CONDITIONS WITH WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
AVIATION...KSLC
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY THOUGH THE PERIOD, WITH A 30%
CHANCE OF WINDS TEMPORARILY SHIFTING TO NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE 23-
02Z TIMEFRAME.
REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING
PATCHY DENSE FOG RESULTING IN
LIFR TO VLIFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AROUND KLGU THROUGH 16Z
BEFORE CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THERE IS A 30% CHANCE FOR LIFR OR LOWER
CONDITIONS IN DENSE FOG AROUND KHCR THROUGH 16Z AS WELL. OTHERWISE
VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT DIURNALLY DRIVEN WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.
SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
UT...NONE.
WY...NONE.
PUBLIC...MAHAN
AVIATION...SEAMAN
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