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SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK CREEK PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
537 AM MST THU JAN 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON JANUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON,
ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW SHOWERS AND FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS.
WITH THIS FRONT APPROACHING AND THEN PASSING THROUGH THE AREA LATER
TODAY, INCREASING WINDS WILL BOOST THE CLEARING INDEX WELL ABOVE
500. LIMITED MOISTURE AND DOWNSLOPING WINDS WILL LIMIT SNOW
ACCUMULATION TO AN INCH OR TWO BEFORE SHOWERS END BY THIS EVENING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-27.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN BECOMING
NORTHWEST 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH
MID AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO
15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL (20-30TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 30
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......960.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....6-8.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 18-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....18-22.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
DECREASING TO 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL (30-40TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 25 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......700.
FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...TREVOR JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528530.0/SLC
.DELDT 01/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TREVOR.JOHNSON@USDA.GOV
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