878
FNUS75 KSLC 150907
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH SLOPE PILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
307 AM MDT THU OCT 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN GUSTY EAST WINDS
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. DESPITE LIMITED MIXING DUE TO THIS BUILDING
HIGH, THESE WINDS WILL BOOST THE CLEARING INDEX ABOVE 500 THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS BUILDING HIGH WILL BRING DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS
AGAIN FRIDAY, WITH LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS AND MARGINAL
VENTILATION.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH
MID-AFTERNOON, BECOMING NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH
AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL (20-30TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20-25 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......550.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-DRAINAGE 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWN-DRAINAGE 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN-DRIVEN 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL (20-30TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......240.
FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...FOREST SERVICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623531.4/SLC
.DELDT 10/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SOLENA.PROBERT@USDA.GOV
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