FNUS75 KSLC 310142 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD SPRINGS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 742 PM MDT FRI JUL 30 2010 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION TONIGHT...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL MEAN PRIMARILY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WINDS MAY BE TERRAIN-DRIVEN AT -TIMES...WITH UPSLOPE WINDS DURING THE DAY AND DOWNSLOPE WINDS AT NIGHT...BUT GENERALLY WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 6 MPH. A FAIR AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN THE LOWER AND MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...LEADING TO A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY INITIATING ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF THE FIRE. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT PASS OVER THE FIRE ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND A CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. EACH DAY THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. .TONIGHT... LAL...................2. HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.......64-66. MAX HUMIDITY..........66-69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .SATURDAY... LAL...................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3. HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX........450. SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.......87-90. MIN HUMIDITY..........23-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY... LAL...................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX........1000+. SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.......88-92. MIN HUMIDITY..........23-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. FORECASTER...SCHOENING REQUESTED BY...PHIL DENDEL REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100730.MUDSP.01/SLC $$