800
FNUS75 KSLC 231227
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE PEAK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
627 AM MDT WED SEP 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO
THE WEEKEND FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF YESTERDAYS COLD FRONT.
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP EACH DAY, REMAINING ABOVE CRITICAL
VALUES. WINDS WILL LARGELY REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH
FRIDAY, WHERE WINDS WILL SEE AN UPTICK OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION LOOK TO RETURN LATE
SUNDAY EVENING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS ANOTHER SYSTEM LOOKS
TO IMPACT UTAH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 7 TO 9
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL (40-50TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......530.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 8 MPH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AROUND 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.6 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 TO 8
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL (50-60TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......620.
FORECASTER...WORSTER
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS BOLKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622015.5/SLC
.DELDT 09/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL THOMAS.BOLKE@USDA.GOV,JASON.BULLOUGH@USDA.GOV
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