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Spot Forecast for Ikes RX Unit 72...USFS UT_SIF
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
456 AM MDT Sat May 18 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on May 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A cold front stalled just to the north of the burn
site will lift back northward today as the flow turns more
southwesterly at the burn site. Winds will still be enhanced, but
should be slightly weaker compared to yesterday. The burn site`s
proximity to the cold front will maintain some broken cloud cover
overhead into the afternoon hours. There is an outside chance of
a shower or thunderstorm affecting the burn site, mainly early
this afternoon. If this occurs, wetting rain is not expected, but
briefly strong and erratic microburst winds to around 40 mph will
be possible.

Southwest winds are expected to increase a bit more tomorrow as
the next cold front starts to move into Utah. This front has the
potential to make it to the burn site by Monday afternoon or
evening, turning winds more northwesterly while bringing a threat
of precipitation late Monday through Tuesday. At this time,
chance of wetting rain appears small (10% chance or less).
However, given the unsettled weather pattern, enhanced winds can
be expected, with gusts stronger than 20 mph possible most days
for the next week. Greatest chance of stronger than 25 mph gusts
will occur tomorrow and Monday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent cloud
                    cover). Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms early in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......15 percent.
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2 until 1500, then 1.
Max temperature.....69-72.
Min humidity........17-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 3-5 mph becoming southwest 4-8
                    mph after 0900, then increasing to 7-12 mph
                    with gusts to around 22 mph after noon.
                    Gusty and erratic winds to 40 mph possible
                    near thunderstorms early in the afternoon.
Clearing index......1000+.
Haines Index........5.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent cloud cover).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....43-46.
Max humidity........38-41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6-12 mph with gusts to 22 mph
                    becoming west-southwest 3-8 mph after 2100.
Haines Index........5.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent cloud cover).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....68-71.
Min humidity........17-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-southwest winds 3-8 mph becoming southwest
                    8-14 mph with gusts to around 25 mph after 1100.
Clearing index......1000+.
Haines Index........4.

$$
Forecaster...Cheng
Requested by...Jeremy Gerber
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2414540.0/SLC
.DELDT 05/18/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL bodemecham@usda.gov,jeremy.gerber@usda.gov