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FNUS75 KSLC 091202
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SPOT FORECAST FOR IKES VALLEY RX...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
602 AM MDT THU APR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT THE BURN SITE
TODAY, WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TRENDING 1-2 DEGREES COOLER, AND
RH 1-2% HIGHER THAN WEDNESDAY. ONCE THE MORNING INVERSION LIFTS
BY 1000, SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL BEGIN MIXING TO THE
SURFACE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. HIGH
CLOUDS WILL RESULT IN FILTERED SUNSHINE AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FRIDAY, AS MOISTURE BEGINS TO
SPREAD INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
GUSTS WILL APPROACH 30 MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON FRIDAY.
THIS MOISTURE WILL ALSO BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. ANY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN LESS
THAN .10 INCHES, HOWEVER GUSTY ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS WHICH PASS NEAR THE SITE.
A COOLER AND MORE UNSETTLED PATTERN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE INITIAL ROUND OF SHOWERS SATURDAY MAY
BRING UP TO .10" OF RAIN, BEFORE A COLDER AND STRONGER SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY BRINGING A
PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW. THERE REMAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF
FORECAST UNCERTAINTY SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY, BUT THE MOST LIKELY
PRECIPITATION TOTALS (25TH-75TH PERCENTILE) ARE .25-.50" OF
PRECIP WITH 1-3" OF SNOW DURING THIS TIMEFRAME.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN BECOMING
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FT AGL EARLY, RISING TO 6000 FT BY
1000, THEN INCREASING TO 9900 FT (70-80TH
PERCENTILE) BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH EARLY, INCREASING TO 20 MPH
LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL EARLY, DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL
AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH DECREASING TO 8 MPH AFTER
2000.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN BECOMING
SOUTH 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FT AGL EARLY, INCREASING TO 5000
FT BY 1000, THEN RISING TO 9100 FT (60-70TH
PERCENTILE) BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...KEITH ADAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609373.2/SLC
.DELDT 04/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KEITH.R.ADAMS@USDA.GOV
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