FNUS75 KSLC 171751
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHAKIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1151 AM MDT TUE AUG 17 2010

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL
ALLOW FOR MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS DOMINATED BY SLOPE
FLOWS. THIS HIGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST WEDNESDAY...ALLOWING
FOR AN INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH. THIS
FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MID-AFTERNOON
WEDNESDAY...WITH A BETTER CHANCE WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO
THURSDAY MORNING AS A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH
THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR A GENERAL DRYING TREND LATE IN
THE WEEK INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.......92-95.
MIN HUMIDITY..........11-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHWEST/UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........6 ..HIGH.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.......60-63.
MAX HUMIDITY..........47-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........EAST/DOWNSLOPE 5-10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
LAL...................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......89-92.
MIN HUMIDITY..........13-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHWEST/UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100817.WASHA.01/SLC

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