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FNUS75 KSLC 211306
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR POCKETS PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
706 AM MDT WED OCT 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AS OUR
NEXT STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. AS OF 0630,
RAIN SHOWERS ARE ALREADY MOVING OVER THE BURN UNIT, WITH ACTIVITY
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. WITH
SHOWERS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND
INCREASING MOISTURE, WETTING RAIN IN A NEAR CERTAINTY TODAY. WINDS
WILL BE MAINTAINED OUT OF THE SOUTH THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE
DAY, WITH PASSING SHOWERS BRINGING POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY AND ERRATIC
OUTFLOW WINDS. A HIGH CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THURSDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL (20-30TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 17 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......380.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.18 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 16 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................95 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.36 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........95-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL (30-40TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......590.
FORECASTER...WEBBER
REQUESTED BY...SARAH JORGENSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624002.2/SLC
.DELDT 10/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SARAH.JORGENSON@USDA.GOV
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