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FNUS75 KSLC 071216
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FORK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
616 AM MDT WED OCT 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY.
WHILE WINDS REMAIN OVERALL LIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY, EFFICIENT
MIXING WILL KEEP CLEARING INDEX VALUES ABOVE 500. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGH
TERRAIN EACH AFTERNOON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WITH A 10-15% CHANCE
FOR THESE STORMS TO IMPACT THE SITE WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW
WINDS. A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM DROPPING ALONG THE WEST
COAST ON FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND
EXCELLENT MIXING DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TAP INTO TROPICAL MOISTURE THIS
WEEKEND, BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WETTING
RAINS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.9 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTH
6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1600.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL (70-80TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......640.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING EAST 3 TO 5 MPH
AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 7 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). 10 TO 15 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 1400-1800.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.12 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 5
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO 40
MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL (60-70TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......700.
FORECASTER...WHITLAM
REQUESTED BY...JASON BULLOUGH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623238.0/SLC
.DELDT 10/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JASON.BULLOUGH@USDA.GOV,PETER.NOBLE@USDA.GOV,RILEY.BERGSENG@USDA.GOV
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