893
FNUS75 KSLC 161131
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTERN ROUGHNECK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
531 AM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA TODAY, BRINGING WARMING
TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. SKIES WILL BE CLEAR UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONGSIDE LIGHT, DIURNALLY DRIVEN WINDS
ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE. COOL TEMPERATURES AND MODEST OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL GIVE WAY TO WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ON
SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE. THAT SAID, CLEARING
WILL BE LESS THAN IDEAL DUE TO LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AND RELATIVELY
SLOW TRANSPORT WINDS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL (30-40TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......270.
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.....27-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN 4-7 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL (30-40TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 12
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......410.
FORECASTER...WEBBER
REQUESTED BY...SHANE MCCORMICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623712.2/SLC
.DELDT 10/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SHANE.MCCORMICK@USDA.GOV,THOMAS.HARBOUR@USDA.GOV,JUSTIN.ROBINSON@USDA.GOV,RANDALL.DANIELSON@USDA.GOV
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