FNUS75 KSLC 030218
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TWITCHELL CANYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
818 PM MDT MON AUG 2 2010

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE ACROSS THE BURN SITE WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY
THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON DUE TO WESTERLY FLOW INTO THE STATE.
HOWEVER...ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL REMAIN THAT CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO
FORM AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON...BEGINNING OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...THEN MOVING OVER ADJACENT AREAS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT
FORM IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN AREA WILL RESULT IN GUSTY...ERRATIC
WINDS. WITH GOOD MOISTURE STILL IN PLACE...IF A THUNDERSTORM DOES
MOVE OVER THE AREA...HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED.

SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN MONSOONAL MOISTURE AGAIN
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. A DRYING TREND IS
EXPECTED LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK

.TONIGHT...
LAL...................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.......53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY..........59-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TUESDAY...
LAL...................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY..........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
LAL...................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 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.......76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY..........31-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...RICHFIELD DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100802.TWITC.02/SLC

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