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FNUS75 KSLC 032030
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
230 PM MDT MON AUG 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK
FOR THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE. LIGHT
WEST/NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK
WHICH WILL KEEP THE MONSOON MOISTURE TAP SHUT OFF. NEAR SURFACE
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN THROUGH THE WEEK WITH
MIN RH IN THE TEENS AND 20S AND RECOVERY OVERNIGHT ONLY GETTING
INTO THE LOW 30S.
MOISTURE STARTS TO MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA FOR THE SECOND HALF OF
THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS TO THE EAST WITH A MORE
FAVORABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DRAW UP THE MONSOON MOISTURE. MOISTURE
CONTINUES TO INCREASE THIS WEEKEND AND PEAKING NEXT WEEK AS WE
FIND OURSELVES IN ANOTHER ACTIVE MONSOON PATTERN THROUGH AT LEAST
MID AUGUST.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). AREAS
OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY
SMOKE IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL (80-90TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 17 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SMOKE
IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN PATCHY SMOKE
AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
PATCHY SMOKE EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST
2 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12300 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON (95-97TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
FORECASTER...MAHAN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WATTS -PSCC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618889.0/SLC
.DELDT 08/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRIAN_WATTS@FIRENET.GOV
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