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FNUS75 KSLC 270206
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR TOM CREEK...NUIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
806 PM MDT WED AUG 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY,
BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEST
DESERT. WHILE THERE IS A MODERATE CHANCE FOR STORMS TO MOVE OVER
THE FIRE, DISTANT STORMS MAY STILL PUSH OUTFLOWS IN EXCESS OF 30
MPH OVER THE AREA AFTER ABOUT 1300 UNTIL AS LATE AS 2300.
TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE MARGINALLY WITH HUMIDITY ALSO
DECREASING MARGINALLY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE PERSISTENT OUT OF
THE SOUTH, WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EXPECTED ON UPPER SLOPES
AND RIDGES. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANT ACROSS
NORTHERN UTAH MID-AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY, BRINGING INCREASED COVERAGE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONALLY, A SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE IN SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON HIGHER EXPOSURE TERRAIN.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
WIDELY SCATTERED AREA SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER AROUND 1300.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30-40 PERCENT, MAINLY AFTER 1100.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15-20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER (5500-6500FT): 88-92
UPPER (6500-8000FT): 81-88
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER (5500-6500FT): 14-18 PERCENT
UPPER (6500-8000FT): 15-20 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........SLOPES: SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-18 MPH.
RIDGES: SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10-15 MPH.
** GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS IN EXCESS OF
30 MPH POSSIBLE WITH NEARBY STORMS **
MIXING HEIGHT.......12800 FT AGL (90-95TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE
2300.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT BEFORE 2300.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10-15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER (5500-6500FT): 66-70.
UPPER (6500-8000FT): AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........LOWER (5500-6500FT): AROUND 35 PERCENT.
UPPER (6500-8000FT): 35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SLOPES: DOWNSLOPE 5-8 MPH.
RIDGES: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10-12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1100.
CWR.................5-10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER (5500-6500FT): 84-88.
UPPER (6500-8000FT): 77-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER (5500-6500FT): 19-23 PERCENT.
UPPER (6500-8000FT): 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SLOPES: UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH BEFORE 1100, THEN BECOMING
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
RIDGES: SOUTHWEST AROUND 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
25-30 MPH.
** GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS IN EXCESS OF
30 MPH POSSIBLE WITH NEARBY STORMS **
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON (90-95TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...WEBBER
REQUESTED BY...HAILEY SIMKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620657.0/SLC
.DELDT 08/26/26
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