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Spot Forecast for PONDEROSA Rx...USFS
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
603 AM MDT Thu Jul 4 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MDT on July 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A dry northwest flow aloft will maintain near
seasonal temperatures over the burn site into the weekend. With a
northwesterly pressure gradient remaining in place, afternoon
west-northwest winds will remain somewhat enhanced, but weaker
than yesterday. Winds will continue to trend downward for Friday
but may see an uptick again on Saturday. Generally excellent
mixing conditions can be expected at the burn site through the end
of the week. Next week, temperatures will become increasingly hot
with dry conditions persisting.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent cloud cover).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....70-73.
Min humidity........16-19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East-northeast winds 2-6 mph becoming west-
                    northwest 4-6 mph after 0900, then increasing
                    to 5-10 mph with gusts up to 22 mph after noon.
Clearing index......1000+.
Haines Index........4.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent cloud cover).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....43-46.
Max humidity........40-43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5-9 mph with gusts to around 18
                    mph becoming northeast 4-7 mph after 2200, then
                    becoming east-northeast 2-5 mph after midnight.
Haines Index........4.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent cloud cover).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....73-76.
Min humidity........14-17 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East-northeast winds 2-5 mph becoming west 4-8
                    mph after 0900, then becoming west-northwest
                    5-9 mph with gusts to around 17 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Clearing index......1000+.
Haines Index........5.

$$
Forecaster...Cheng
Requested by...Neal Fair
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2417193.7/SLC
.DELDT 07/04/24
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.EMAIL frederick.fair@usda.gov