FNUS75 KSLC 111946
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKUNK CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
146 PM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

.DISCUSSION...TROUGH AXIS THAT WAS ALONG THE WEST COAST YESTERDAY
HAS MOVED INLAND TO A EASTERN OREGON-WESTERN NEVADA POSITION THIS
MORNING. STRONG SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT HAS BROUGHT VERY DRY
AIR INTO EXTREME WESTERN UTAH BUT MOISTURE HAS ALSO BEEN BROUGHT
NORTHWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AS WELL. THE BATTLE GROUND OF
THESE TWO AIR MASSES IS JUST TO YOUR EAST AND THE DRY AIR IS
EXPECTED TO WIN. THEREFORE ANY CONVECTION THAT TRIES TO DEVELOP
SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO YOUR EAST.

DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT TODAY EXPECT GUSTY WINDS WITH LOWERING
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

AS THE TROUGH AXIS MOVES EAST ACROSS THE STATE THURSDAY WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE WEST BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN BECOME LIGHT AND
VARIABLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.......70.
MIN HUMIDITY..........27-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 25
                      MPH POSSIBLE.

.TONIGHT...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (10-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.......50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY..........65-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO 15 MPH
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.......70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY..........22-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...CHELSEA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100811.SKUNK.01/SLC

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