627  
FNUS75 KSLC 221256  
FWSSLC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOWPINE PILES RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT  
656 AM MDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
THROUGH THE MORNING, CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AT THE BURN SITE. THE  
HIGHEST EXPECTED COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON,  
PRIMARILY AFTER 1300-1400 WHERE ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS  
WILL BE POSSIBLE (WINDS TO AROUND 58MPH AND 1 INCH HAIL WITH HEAVY  
RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING). ACTIVITY IS FORECAST TO  
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF NEAR AND FOLLOWING SUNSET.  
 
CONDITIONS LOOK TO DRY OUT BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, THOUGH A FEW  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPEAR POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND  
FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. WINDS WILL LARGELY REMAIN DIURNAL FROM MIDWEEK  
INTO THE WEEKEND.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD  
COVER). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN NUMEROUS  
RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.37 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68-70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5  
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL (30-40TH PERCENTILE).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......750.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76-78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTH LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST  
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38-40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3  
TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL (50-60TH PERCENTILE).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......670.  
 
 
FORECASTER...WORSTER  
REQUESTED BY...KANAAN NEALLEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622238.0/SLC  
.DELDT 09/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRYAN.HUGHES@USDA.GOV,KANAAN.NEALLEY@USDA.GOV,JOSEPH.L.WILLIAMS@USDA.GOV,RYAN.CROW@USDA.GOV  
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