FNUS75 KSLC 161040
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUTTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
440 AM MDT MON AUG 16 2010

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE STATE
TODAY WILL COMBINE WITH A BIT OF MOISTURE TO RESULT IN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WINDS
AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN BEHIND
THE TROUGH ON TUESDAY...RESULTING IN LIGHTER WINDS.
HOWEVER...RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE SITE. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST WEDNESDAY
IN RESPONSE TO A PACIFIC TROUGH MOVING ONSHORE...ALLOWING
MONSOONAL MOISTURE TO SURGE BACK INTO THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY..........22-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.......50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY..........58-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                      3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
CLEARING INDEX........880.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY..........24-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...TREVOR FRANDSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100815.MUTTO.01/SLC

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