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Spot Forecast for Francis 2...UTNUC
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
820 PM MDT Mon Jun 24 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2100 MDT on June 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Minimal change expected to the big picture fire weather
conditions for the Francis 2 wildfire site during this forecast
period. Unseasonably hot and dry conditions will be maintained
with largely clear sky conditions through Tuesday, then a net
increase of mid level clouds will move in Tuesday night. Winds
will remain diurnally driven, with current gusts diminishing with
sunset tonight...directions backing more from west to south in time
later this evening. Shortly after sunrise Tuesday morning winds
will once again shift more westerly, with increasingly gusty
conditions building during the heat of the day in the afternoon.
Modest overnight recovery to RH each night, but daytime min RH
will once again flirt with the 15% range tomorrow afternoon.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent cloud cover).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....52-54.
Max humidity........53-56 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 7-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph through
                    2100, then becoming south to southeast 5-9 mph
                    by 2200 and remaining similar through the night.
Transport winds.....West around 23 mph becoming south around 6 mph
                    overnight.
Haines Index........6.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent cloud cover).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....84-86.
Min humidity........15-17 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 4-7 mph becoming west 5-13 mph
                    after 1000, increasing to 10-14 mph with gusts
                    to 20 mph after noon (1200).
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph becoming around 21 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........6.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent cloud cover).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....54-59.
Max humidity........55-57 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest winds 5-13 mph becoming south to
                    southeast 4-8 mph after 2100.
Transport winds.....West around 18 mph becoming southeast around 8
                    mph overnight.
Haines Index........5.

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Forecaster...Merrill
Requested by...Matthew Flaig
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL utnuc@firenet.gov