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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALINA CANYON EAST - DUNCAN...UT-FIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
654 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0849 MDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A DISTURBANCE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING
INCREASED WINDS...AND ANOTHER WARM DAY TO THE SALINA CANYON AREA.
EXPECT AN INCREASED THREAT OF HIGH-BASED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200, WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE
NEAR HIGH-BASED CONVECTION. THIS THREAT WILL LARGELY END AROUND
1700-1800. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE SITE DURING THE LATE
EVENING, SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND 5 DEGREES OR SO COOLER THURSDAY BUT
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW. A WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY. A COOLING, HIGHER RH TREND WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH BECOMING
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH AFTER 1000. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11200 FT AGL (80-90TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL (50-60TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 26 MPH.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS AROUND
8 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND
12 MPH.
FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL IVIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613450.1/SLC
.DELDT 05/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WYATT.PETERSON2@USDA.GOV,KENDALL.NELSON@USDA.GOV,KELLY.CORNWALL@USDA.GOV,RUSSELL.IVIE@USDA.GOV,STONY.NELSON@USDA.GOV
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