FNUS75 KSLC 220458
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRINGS RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1058 PM MDT MON JUN 21 2010

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN NEVADA WILL
PASS THROUGH THE COLD SPRINGS BURN SITE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRIOR TO TROUGH PASSAGE IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT DIURNALLY DRIVEN
SLOPE FLOWS WILL DOMINATE THE LOCAL WIND PATTERN...WITH OVERNIGHT
SOUTHWESTERLIES AND AFTERNOON NORTHERLY WINDS THE NORM. WITH
TROUGH PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON ENOUGH FORCING WILL EXIST FOR
ISOLATED CUMULUS BUILDUPS ALONG THE PLATEAU...BUT THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE
NORTHWESTERLY TUESDAY EVENING IN WAKE OF THE TROUGH...BUT SLOPE
DRIVEN FLOWS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT INCREASE OF STABILITY AND RH TRENDS IS
EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS
DOMINATED BY DIURNAL SLOPE FLOWS WILL RETURN FOR WEDNESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD RAPIDLY MID/LATE WEEK WITH INCREASING
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY. BOTTOM LINE THROUGH THE
WEEK...DRY AND BECOMING INCREASINGLY DRY WITH WINDS INCREASING
LATE IN THE WEEK AS SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW RAMPS BACK UP.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........6 ..HIGH.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.......42-44.
MAX HUMIDITY..........23-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED CUMULUS BUILDUPS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......70.
MIN HUMIDITY..........9-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-15 MPH IN THE
                      MORNING BECOMING NORTH 5-15 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........6 ..HIGH.
CLEARING INDEX........940.
SKY/WEATHER...........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.......71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY..........12-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                      AND INCREASING TO 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...RUDY SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100622.COLDS.03/SLC

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