946
FNUS75 KSLC 071155
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR PELICAN PILE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
455 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A GENERAL WESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM WILL LIFT THE CLEARING INDEX ABOVE 500. THE OVERNIGHT
INVERSION SHOULD LIFT BY MID MORNING, ALLOWING THESE WINDS TO
SURFACE AND FUNNEL UP THE VALLEY. THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM
WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO THE DAY THURSDAY.
TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES LOOKS LIKELY BY THE TIME SNOW
TAPERS OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 1-4 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN BECOMING
WEST-SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL (30-40TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......550.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ACCUMULATION UP TO 1
INCH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
PERIODS OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, DECREASING
TO A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
NEW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
BECOMING NORTHWEST 11-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL (30-40TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
30 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...TREVOR JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528430.0/SLC
.DELDT 01/07/26
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.EMAIL TREVOR.JOHNSON@USDA.GOV
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