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Spot Forecast for Elizabeth Ridge...Northern Utah Interagency Fire Center
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
555 PM MDT Sun Sep 15 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on September 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...An area of low pressure currently moving into the Pacific
Northwest will strengthen across Nevada on Monday and move near the Utah/
Idaho border on Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms will be found over the
area through early this evening, with a threat for gusty and erratic winds.
Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected Monday,
especially during the afternoon and evening. A strong cold front will move
through the area late Monday night, bringing snow levels down to the surface.
Expect additional periods of snow showers Tuesday morning with occasional
showers Tuesday afternoon. Cool, showery conditions then persist through the
week. Current indications suggest snowfall amounts of a trace to 1 inch.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent cloud cover).
                    Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms
                    early in the evening. Isolated rain showers in the late
                    evening and overnight.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
LAL.................2 until 2100, then 1.
Min temperature.....33-35.
Max humidity........84-86 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph through 2000,
                    then decreasing to 5-13 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms early in the
                    evening.
Transport winds.....South 16 to 23 mph.
Haines Index........4.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent cloud cover) then
                    becoming partly sunny (50-60 percent cloud
                    cover). Scattered rain showers in the afternoon.
                    Isolated thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
CWR.................25 percent.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
LAL.................1 until 1500, then 2.
Max temperature.....63-65.
Min humidity........32-34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5-13 mph increasing to 10-20 mph with
                    gusts around 30 mph after 1100. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Transport winds.....South 29 to 31 mph.
Haines Index........3.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent cloud cover).
                    Scattered thunderstorms early in the evening.
                    Numerous rain showers through the night.
                    Isolated thunderstorms in the late evening and
                    overnight.
CWR.................50 percent.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
LAL.................4 until 2100, then 2.
Min temperature.....Around 35.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5-15 mph. Gusts up to 24 mph in the
                    evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms early in the evening. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
                    the late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....South 23 to 26 mph.
Haines Index........3.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent cloud cover). Snow
                    showers likely early in the morning. Rain
                    showers likely through the day. Slight chance
                    of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................25 percent.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2.
Max temperature.....51-53.
Min humidity........50-52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8-16 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 31 to 32 mph.
Haines Index........3.

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Forecaster...ADeSmet
Requested by...Bryant Greczyn
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2422479.0/SLC
.DELDT 09/15/24
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.EMAIL bryant.greczyn@usda.gov