469  
FNUS75 KSLC 191429  
FWSSLC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ESCALANTE CE PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT  
729 AM MST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
SOUTH WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE MORNING, WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH AROUND 5 PM AS A STORM SYSTEM TRACKS IN.  
MODERATE AND SOMETIMES HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT WITH  
SNOW TAPERING OFF EARLY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5-10 INCHES IS  
LIKELY WITH WATER CONTENT OF 0.45-0.65 INCH.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-21.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
CLIMATOLOGY......30-40TH PERCENTILE.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......660.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW  
IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN SNOW LIKELY  
OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................95 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH  
BECOMING WEST 5-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 22 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD  
COVER). SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE  
OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-25.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.  
CLIMATOLOGY......30-40TH PERCENTILE.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 26 TO 28 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.  
 
 
FORECASTER...WILSON  
REQUESTED BY...SARAH JORGENSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603182.0/SLC  
.DELDT 02/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SARAH.JORGENSON@USDA.GOV  
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