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FNUS75 KSLC 301433
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MORONI PEAK...FISHLAKE FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
833 AM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY
AND TOMORROW AHEAD OF A WEAK STORM SYSTEM PASSING ACROSS SOUTHERN
UTAH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH THESE WESTERLY WINDS, THE SPOT
LOCATION IS LIKELY TO BE A BIT SHADOWED, RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY
LOWER WINDS AROUND 7800FT VERSUS LOCAL RIDGELINES AROUND 8300FT.
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WHILE WINDS WILL GENERALLY LIGHTEN UP IN THE
CANYON, OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25-30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WESTERLIES
DOWNSLOPE OFF NEARBY TERRAIN. THIS DOWNSLOPING COULD ALSO LOCALLY
IMPACT RH VALUES AND OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES, RESULTING IN PERHAPS
EVEN LOWER MAX RH THAN FORECAST.
EXPECT ONE LAST DAY OF VERY DRY CONDITIONS TODAY, WITH HIGH-BASED
SHOWERS/VIRGA DEVELOPING WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE SPOT LOCATION
CLOSER TO THE WASATCH FRONT. INCREASING MOISTURE TOMORROW WILL
PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND EVEN A COUPLE RUMBLES OF THUNDER
AFTER ROUGHLY 1400.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING, PRODUCING A NORTHWESTERLY WIND SHIFT AND A BRIEF PERIOD
OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION. A BRIEF LULL IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE NEXT
COLDER, STRONGER STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING A STRONG COLD FRONT
THURSDAY EVENING...THOUGH WITH MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. HIGH
PRESSURE IS LIKELY TO REBUILD HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) AFTER 1500.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTS
UP TO 30 MPH ALONG NEARBY RIDGELINES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11200 FT AGL (80-90TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 TO 29 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BEFORE 2100.
GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ALONG NEARBY RIDGELINES CONTINUING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 29 MPH BECOMING AROUND 18 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1400.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT BECOMING 40 PERCENT AFTER 1400.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER
1000. GUSTS TO 35 MPH ALONG NEARBY RIDGELINES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL (60-70TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH BECOMING AROUND 29 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
FRIDAY
COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS AROUND 50.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
FORECASTER...CUNNINGHAM
REQUESTED BY...QUINCY THATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607681.5/SLC
.DELDT 03/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JBERGFEL@BLM.GOV,RYAN.MCCOLIN@USDA.GOV,QTHATCHER@BLM.GOV,KELLY.CORNWALL@USDA.GOV,WYATT.PETERSON2@USDA.GOV
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