043
FNUS75 KSLC 031228
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR USU S130 INCIDENT EXERCISE...UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
628 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENING ACROSS THE WESTERN US
THIS WEEKEND WILL LEAD TO A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A GENERAL DOWNTREND IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND, BUT LINGERING MOISTURE FROM OUR
RECENT STORM WILL MAINTAIN GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. LIGHT WINDS
AND LIMITED MIXING RESULTS IN POOR CLEARING ON SATURDAY, WITH
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL (30-40TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......240.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2-4 MPH BECOMING EAST IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL (30-40TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......420.
FORECASTER...WHITLAM
REQUESTED BY...BRAD WASHA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608916.0/SLC
.DELDT 04/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRAD.WASHA@USU.EDU
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