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Spot Forecast for Cow Puncher...USFS
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
651 AM MDT Fri Oct 18 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0500 MDT on October 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION... A cold Pacific system will continue to bring precipitation
to the wildfire site through Saturday. Gusty northeast winds will
develop this afternoon and continue through the overnight hours. Accumulating
snow is expected.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent cloud cover).
                    Chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Snow
                    showers through the day. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................65 percent.
Chance of pcpn......80 percent.
LAL.................4 until 0900, then 2.
Max temperature.....36-38.
Min humidity........76-78 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North to northwest 10-20 mph shifting to the
                    northeast after 1600.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 12 mph becoming north around
                    24 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent cloud cover). Snow
                    likely.
CWR.................55 percent.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....26-28.
Max humidity........97-99 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast to east 10-20 mph.
Transport winds.....Northeast 17 to 22 mph.
Haines Index........2.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent cloud cover) then
                    becoming partly cloudy (55-65 percent cloud
                    cover). Chance of snow.
CWR.................40 percent.
Chance of pcpn......50 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....40-42.
Min humidity........79-81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East 5-10 mph.
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph.
Haines Index........2.

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Forecaster...Kruse
Requested by...April Cox
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL UTCDC@Firenet.gov