066  
FNUS75 KSLC 141927  
FWSSLC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT  
127 PM MDT WED OCT 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON OCTOBER 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON, A FAVORABLE SETUP  
WILL EXIST AT THE BURN SITE RESULTING IN STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS.  
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 15-20MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
35-40MPH, THOUGH A FEW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45MPH ARE POSSIBLE (60-70%  
CHANCE). OTHERWISE, A DRYING TREND WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW  
DAYS INTO THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING SLIGHTLY BELOW  
NORMAL (~5F) THROUGH SATURDAY, THEN RUNNING NEAR-NORMAL THROUGH AT  
LEAST MONDAY.  
 
AROUND TUESDAY, A SYSTEM LOOKS TO IMPACT SOUTHERN UT USHERING IN A  
WETTER PATTERN. FORECAST GUIDANCE REMAINS UNCERTAIN REGARDING THE  
TRACK WHICH COULD GREATLY IMPACT PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL AMOUNTS,  
THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS HIGH REGARDING THE RETURN OF RAINFALL TO THE  
BURN SITE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONALLY, THIS SYSTEM WOULD RESULT IN  
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 20MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68-70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL (20-30TH PERCENTILE).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 30 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......700.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82-84 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 TO 40 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 25 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52-54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL (30-40TH PERCENTILE).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 24 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......920.  
 

 
FORECASTER...WORSTER  
REQUESTED BY...BODE MECHAM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623781.0/SLC  
.DELDT 10/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BODE.MECHAM@USDA.GOV  
 
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