Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
999 FNUS75 KSLC 221141 FWSSLC Spot Forecast for Franklin Basin Pile Burn...Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 441 AM MST Fri Nov 22 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MST on November 22. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...A dry, mild and stable airmass will remain over the area today. Mixing will remain limited which will keep the Clearing Index well below 500. Temperatures will trend 3-5 degrees warmer this afternoon. Southwest winds will increase late tonight through Saturday morning ahead of an approaching cold front. This will result in excellent mixing Saturday. Moisture will increase ahead of this front as well, bringing a chance for snow showers Saturday morning and early afternoon. The front will cross the area around 1500 switching winds to the west, and bringing a round of snow Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. Total snow accumulation of 3 to 6 inches is expected before snow tapers off Sunday morning. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent cloud cover). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....46-48. Min humidity........33-36 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 4-9 mph. Clearing index......90. Haines Index........4. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent cloud cover). Snow likely early in the morning. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......60 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 30. Max humidity........43-45 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 3-8 mph increasing to 10-16 mph early in the morning. Haines Index........4. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent cloud cover). A chance of snow in the morning, then snow becoming likely during the afternoon. CWR.................50 percent. Chance of pcpn......30 percent in the morning increasing to 70% after 1500. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....40-42. Min humidity........43-45 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 14-18 mph becoming west late in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph through the day. Clearing index......820. Haines Index........4. $$ Forecaster...Seaman Requested by...Andrew Hatfield Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2427173.0/SLC .DELDT 11/22/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL stephen.hatfield@usda.gov