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FNUS75 KSLC 172038
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK BASIN...FFSL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
238 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 MDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MONSOONAL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK BRINGING DAILY CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE SITE. STORM COVERAGE SHOULD CONTINUE TO
INCREASE NEAR THE FIRE OVER THE NEXT 1-2HRS, PERSISTING UNTIL
9-10PM. A SIMILAR SETUP EXISTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WITH CHANCES
FOR RAIN SITTING AROUND 60-80%. THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH ANY STORM
THAT FORMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE LIGHTNING WITH
ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN AND POTENTIALLY FLASH FLOODING, THOUGH A
FEW STRONGER GUSTS TO AROUND 50MPH CAN'T BE RULED OUT. OTHERWISE,
GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WITH FAVORABLE HUMIDITIES WILL EXIST
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH DIURNAL WINDS AT THE FIRE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.52 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL (50-60TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.26 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 8
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
THEN BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL (40-50TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
FORECASTER...WORSTER
REQUESTED BY...MORGAN MENDENHALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617496.1/SLC
.DELDT 07/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MORGANMENDENHALL@UTAH.GOV
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