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Spot Forecast for Horse Canyon...MIFC
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
659 AM MDT Sun Jul 7 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on July 07.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A dry and mild northwesterly flow aloft will remain
across the area today. Conditions today will be similar to what
was observed Saturday, with gusty northwest winds developing
across exposed upper slopes and ridgelines midday, while lower
slopes and canyon floors remain sheltered, with winds generally
being funneled up-canyon. With marginal overnight RH recovery
near 25%, humidity will fall below 15% by mid morning, and remain
near 10% through much of the afternoon. Winds will subside by
mid evening with marginal overnight RH recovery expected once again.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent cloud cover).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....82-84.
Min humidity........9-12 percent.

Wind (20 ft)........Canyon bottom through mid slope...down-
                    drainage/northeast 8-12 mph with gusts to
                    20 mph becoming southwest/up-drainage 4-8 mph
                    after 0900, increasing to 6-10 mph with gusts
                    near 20 mph after 1200.

                    Upper slopes/ridgelines...northwest 5-9 mph
                    increasing to 8-14 mph with gusts near 25 mph
                    after 1200.

Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph.
Haines Index........6.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent cloud cover).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
Max humidity........30-34 percent.

Wind (20 ft)........Canyon bottom through mid slope...up-
                    drainage/southwest 6-10 mph with gusts near
                    20 mph early, transitioning to down-
                    drainage/northeast 8-12 mph with gusts to
                    20 mph after 2100.

                    Upper slopes/ridgelines...north 8-14 mph with
                    gusts near 25 mph, decreasing to 5-10 mph
                    after midnight.

Transport winds.....North around 20 mph becoming northeast around
                    20 mph overnight.
Haines Index........5.

$$
Forecaster...Seaman
Requested by...Wendy
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417443.4/SLC
.DELDT 07/07/24
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.EMAIL wendy_becker@firenet.gov