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Spot Forecast for Salina Canyon East...USFS
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
543 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0630 MDT on May 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Transitory high pressure will build into the area
today...with high-based showers staying largely to the north. An
upper level disturbance will approach the area Saturday...with
additional high-based showers developing during the afternoon.
Gusty, microburst winds are possible with any high-based showers.
A strong cold front will cross the area between 0600-1200 Sunday
morning, bringing a period of moderate to occasionally heavy snow
and much colder temperatures. Periods of snow will transition to
snow showers Sunday afternoon, with another round of snow expected
early Monday morning into Monday afternoon.

Storm total snow accumulation is expected to range from 2 to 4
inches.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent cloud cover).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Chance of lightning.5 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........24-28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5-15 mph becoming 10-20 mph after 1000.
                    Gusts up to 30 mph after 1200.
Mixing height.......8200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 20 to 24 mph.
Clearing index......1000+.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent cloud cover).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Chance of lightning.3 percent.
Min temperature.....42-44.
Max humidity........45-47 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10-20 mph becoming 5-15 after 2000. Gusts
                    up to 30 mph until 2000.
Mixing height.......200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 21 mph becoming around 6 mph
                    overnight.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent cloud cover).
                    Slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Chance of lightning.10 percent.
Max temperature.....61-63.
Min humidity........23-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5-15 mph becoming southwest 10-20 mph
                    with gusts to around 30 mph after 1000.
Mixing height.......10200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 23 mph.
Clearing index......1000+.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
Cooler. Showers, snow showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around
12 mph.
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy with chance of snow showers, showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Northwest winds around 16 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60.
West winds around 11 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Kruse
Requested by...Kelly Cornwall
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2513732.5/SLC
.DELDT 05/16/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kelly.cornwall@usda.gov