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FNUS75 KSLC 031427
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR BARNES CREEK FIRE...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
827 AM MDT FRI JUL 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME INCREASINGLY
HOTTER AND DRIER THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY AS LOWER HUMIDITIES AND
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BEGIN TO SETTLE IN. THIS AFTERNOON, A
20-40% CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS NEAR THE BURN SITE WITH
GUSTY AND ERRATIC GUSTS TO 40-50MPH AND A 20-30% CHANCE FOR
LIGHTNING. CHANCES FOR STORMS DECREASE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS
CONDITIONS DRY OUT FURTHER.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH SETTLE IN OVER THE NEXT
1-2 HRS BEFORE BECOMING NORTHWEST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON TO 40-50MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12900 FT AGL (80-90TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......25 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6-8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 6
MPH OVERNIGHT.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING
SOUTH 6-8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13800 FT AGL (90-95TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
FORECASTER...WORSTER
REQUESTED BY...NORTHER UTAH INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616687.0/SLC
.DELDT 07/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRADJJOHNSON@UTAH.GOV,UTNUC@FIRENET.GOV
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