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FNUS75 KSLC 261159
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR WIDEMOUTH 2...RIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
559 AM MDT WED AUG 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON MOVING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
WITH A WESTERLY WIND DIRECTION IS MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 4-7PM.
THESE WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE IN THE EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN SITUATED OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST THAT
WILL CONTINUE TO PULL MONSOON MOISTURE INTO THE REGION THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT EACH AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF THE STATE. IN ADDITION TO
THE MOISTURE, AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE PNW
THAT WILL BRING AN EARLY SEASON COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA ON
SATURDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, BUT MOISTURE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO INCREASE
COINCIDENT WITH THE STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DURING THE DAY.
THIS LOW WILL ALSO HELP THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
INCREASE THROUGH SATURDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.13 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST 3
TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11600 FT AGL (80-90TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.6 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 2 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......25 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.8 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 2 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO
10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12300 FT AGL (80-90TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
FORECASTER...MAHAN
REQUESTED BY...RACE NIELSON IC (T)
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620108.5/SLC
.DELDT 08/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RMNIELSON@BLM.GOV,RHETT.BAILEY@USDA.GOV,UTRFC@FIRENET.GOV
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