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Spot Forecast for Rocky Canyon...NUIFC
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
429 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 MDT on August 22. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Weakening showers are approaching the wildfire as 
of 1620, with gusty and erratic winds up to 40 mph. Another round
of showers and thunderstorms currently near Wendover will shift 
northeast into the area around 2000-2400, with the potential for 
multiple outflow boundaries with gusty and erratic winds during 
this time period. Gusts up to 50 mph will be possible. After 
midnight, showers will continue to move across the area, though 
the threat of strong outflow winds will be much lower.

Another round of showers and thunderstorms will impact the area 
after 1200 Sunday. Gusty and erratic winds in excess of 50 mph 
will occur with some of these thunderstorms. 

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent cloud cover). 
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of pcpn......30 percent. 
Chance of lightning.20 percent. 
Max temperature.....Around 90. 
Min humidity........28-30 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest to west winds 5 to 15 mph. 
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. 
Mixing height.......10800 ft AGL (70-80th Percentile). 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 13 mph. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent cloud cover). 
                    Showers and thunderstorms. 
CWR.................20 percent. 
Chance of pcpn......50 percent. 
Chance of lightning.22 percent. 
Min temperature.....Around 60. 
Max humidity........70-73 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest to west winds 5 to 15 mph becoming terrain 
                    driven 2 to 5 mph after midnight. Gusty and erratic winds
                    near thunderstorms, with gusts up to 50 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 13 mph becoming southeast 
                    around 10 mph overnight. 

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent cloud cover). 
                    Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of pcpn......10 percent. 
Chance of lightning.13 percent. 
Max temperature.....Around 90. 
Min humidity........26-28 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Terrain driven winds 2 to 5 mph, becoming south to 
                     west 5 to 15 mph after 1000. Gusty and erratic winds 
                     near thunderstorms with gusts in excess of 50 mph.
Mixing height.......9800 ft AGL (70-80th Percentile). 
Transport winds.....Southwest 9 to 17 mph. 

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Forecaster...Kruse
Requested by...NUIFC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620260.0/SLC
.DELDT 08/22/26
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.EMAIL utnuc@firenet.gov