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FNUS75 KSLC 041129
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK CANYON...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
529 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS HOLD IN PLACE THROUGH THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AT THE FIRE WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES EACH
DAY. THIS AFTERNOON, HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS TO LOW TEENS BEFORE DROPPING COMFORTABLY INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
WILL FEATURE GUSTY WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST DEVELOPING AROUND
1000-1200 WITH DOWN-DRAINAGE WINDS DEVELOPING EACH NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT, PARTICULARLY ACROSS LOWER ELEVATION
LOCATIONS, AND CONTINUE TO HEAT UP THROUGH FRIDAY. VIRTUALLY NO
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). AREAS
OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH
WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH AROUND 1000-1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL (70-80TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 26 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). AREAS
OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN PATCHY
SMOKE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 24 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 0300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 26 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 9
MPH OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH
WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH AROUND 1000-1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10600 FT AGL (80-90TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 22 MPH.
FORECASTER...WORSTER
REQUESTED BY...IC -KARSON GEISSINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618778.2/SLC
.DELDT 08/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KARSON.GEISSINGER@USDA.GOV,UTMFC@FIRENET.GOV
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