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FXUS65 KSLC 040403
AFDSLC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1003 PM MDT Sat Apr 3 2021

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will remain in place through the Sunday, 
resulting in dry conditions with near-record high temperatures. 
Gusty winds will develop Monday ahead of a storm system that will 
move through the area late Monday into Tuesday. High pressure will 
return for the middle of the upcoming week. 

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.DISCUSSION...The low-amplitude longwave ridge encompassing much of 
the western and central CONUS will gradually flatten and shift east 
tonight. While temperatures will remain very warm tomorrow, perhaps 
slightly warmer across the south, they will trend slightly cooler 
across the north. Otherwise, generally quiet weather continues 
tonight through tomorrow with increasing high clouds.

Winds will increase a bit tomorrow and more so on Monday ahead of 
the next storm system. The winds, combined with low humidities, will 
create hazardous fire weather conditions where fuels have been 
deemed critically dry. The cold front associated with the storm will 
cross Utah late Monday afternoon through Monday night, bringing 
cooler temperatures back to the entire forecast area and a chance of 
precipitation across the north. Breezy postfrontal winds in the 
favored downslope areas of eastern Utah may continue result in 
hazardous fire weather conditions to those areas on Tuesday.

No updates this evening. 

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.AVIATION...VFR conditions are expected at KSLC through the valid 
TAF period. Southeasterly winds will prevail through the night with 
increasing high clouds.

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.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...Fire Weather Watch from Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening 
     for UTZ483-484-489-494.

     Red Flag Warning from noon Sunday to 10 PM MDT Monday for UTZ482.

     Fire Weather Watch from Monday evening through Tuesday evening 
     for UTZ482.

     Red Flag Warning from noon to 10 PM MDT Monday for UTZ495.

WY...None.
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Cheng

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