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FNUS75 KSLC 241924
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD 07242026...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
124 PM MDT FRI JUL 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS, BRINGING HOT TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS. DRIER AIR WILL BE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST OVER THE
WEEKEND, BRINGING DECREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND A
DECREASED THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS A 10
PERCENT CHANCE BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OF A STORM IMPACTING THE
SITE. MAIN THREATS IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WOULD BE GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING. MOISTURE WILL MAKE ITS WAY BACK INTO
THE AREA BEGINNING TUESDAY, BRINGING AN INCREASED THREAT OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600 FT AGL (80-90TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11400 FT AGL (90-95TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MONROE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618131.0/SLC
.DELDT 07/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRIAN.MONROE@USDA.GOV,BRIAN_WATTS@FIRENET.GOV
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