Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
282 FNUS75 KSLC 181727 FWSSLC Spot Forecast for EZ PILE BURN...USFS National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 1127 AM MDT Wed Sep 18 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 MDT on September 19. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Cooler and drier conditions will exist over the burn area through the day on Wednesday under mostly clear skies. A few afternoon cloud build-ups are expected over the high terrain features. Winds are expected to be generally light and terrain driven, with southerly aspects and higher exposure areas expected to see wind gusts of up to 15 mph out of the south. Moisture increases over the area by Friday, bringing at least a slight chance for showers and an isolated thunderstorm during the afternoon hours. Passing showers are expected to bring little, if any, precipitation over the burn area. Winds maintain a diurnally driven flow pattern through the day on Friday, with a chance for gusty and erratic outflow winds with passing showers. Cooler temperatures and a fair shot of precipitation is expected over the weekend, however, chances for wetting rains remain low. A trend featuring warming temperatures and drying conditions is expected to spread over the area into early next week. Good to excellent clearing is anticipated through the next 7 days. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent cloud cover). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....57-60 degrees. Min humidity........24-27 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/ down-valley early in the morning, becoming upslope/ up-valley winds 5-8 mph after 0800-0900. Gusts up to 15 mph on south aspects. Clearing index......880. Transport winds.....200 degrees (SW) at 10-15 mph. Haines Index........4. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent cloud cover). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......10 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....35-37. Max humidity........48-50 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/ downvalley 4-8 mph. Haines Index........4. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent cloud cover) then becoming partly cloudy (45-55 percent cloud cover). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................15 percent. Chance of pcpn......20 percent. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. Max temperature.....57-60 degrees. Min humidity........29-33 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/ down-valley winds early in the morning, becoming upslope/ up-valley 5-8 mph after 0800-0900. Gusty and erratic winds in excess of 25 mph possible in nearby showers and thunderstorms. Clearing index......920. Transport winds.....350 degrees (N) at 15 mph. Haines Index........4. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY... Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 4 mph. Min RH: 35-40% CWR: 10% Clearing Index: 1000+ .SUNDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 4 mph. Min RH: 30-35% CWR: 0% Clearing Index: 700 .MONDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 4 mph. Min RH: 30-35% CWR: 0% Clearing Index: 1000+ .TUESDAY... Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Min RH: 28-33% CWR: 10% Clearing Index: 750 .WEDNESDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60. Min RH: 25-30% CWR: 0% Clearing Index: 900 $$ Forecaster...Webber Requested by...SOLENA PROBERT Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2422677.0/SLC .DELDT 09/18/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL SOLENA.PROBERT@USDA.GOV