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Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
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272 FNUS75 KSLC 250220 FWSSLC 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. $$ Forecaster...Merrill Requested by...Matthew Flaig Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416647.0/SLC .DELDT 06/24/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL utnuc@firenet.gov