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FNUS75 KSLC 192013
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY CANYON...NUIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
213 PM MDT WED AUG 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
INCREASINGLY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE MOISTURE RETURNS TO NORTHERN
UT STARTING FRIDAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOW
20S ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW
TO MID 90S. A SIMILAR DAY IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY, THOUGH CHANCES
FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS MONSOONAL MOISTURE SURGES NORTH.
WINDS WILL REMAIN DIURNAL UPSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE WITH HUMIDITIES AND
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES INCREASING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.4 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12300 FT AGL (80-90TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 9
MPH OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON (80-90TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...WORSTER
REQUESTED BY...MORGAN MENDENHALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620020.0/SLC
.DELDT 08/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MORGANMENDENHALL@UTAH.GOV
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