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Spot Forecast for New Canyon RX...USFS
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
453 AM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MDT on April 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A southwest flow will remain in place today,
maintaining relatively warm and dry conditions. Winds are expected
to increase this afternoon, and will be gusty at times. These
winds will help produce excellent mixing conditions today. A storm
system will cross the area tomorrow, bringing showers and cooler
temperatures. The showers should develop by noon. High snow levels
will maintain rain as the predominant precipitation type at the
burn site. Active weather continues Friday into Saturday, with
continued cooling and lowering of snow levels. May see up to 2
inches of snow Friday through Saturday at the burn site. Excellent
mixing will continue on Thursday, decreasing a bit on Friday, but
clearing index is expected to remain above 500.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent cloud cover).
                    Slight chance of rain showers late in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......15 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....62-65.
Min humidity........18-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5-9 mph with gusts to 18 mph
                    becoming southwest 8-12 mph with gusts to 20
                    mph after 0900, then becoming west-southwest
                    9-16 mph with gusts to 24 mph after noon.
Clearing index......1000+.
Haines Index........5.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent cloud cover).
                    Slight chance of rain showers in the evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....40-43.
Max humidity........44-47 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-southwest winds 6-12 mph decreasing to
                    3-6 mph after 2100.
Haines Index........4.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent cloud cover) then
                    becoming mostly cloudy (70-80 percent cloud
                    cover). Chance of rain showers in the morning,
                    then rain showers likely and slight chance of
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................15 percent.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2.
Max temperature.....54-57.
Min humidity........27-30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5-9 mph with gusts to 18 mph
                    becoming southwest 6-12 mph with gusts to 20
                    mph after 0900, then becoming west 10-17 mph
                    with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Clearing index......1000+.
Haines Index........3.

$$
Forecaster...Cheng
Requested by...JD Pell
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412040.0/SLC
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL john.d.pell@usda.gov