FNUS75 KSLC 222058
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKUNK CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
258 PM MDT SUN AUG 22 2010

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRE SITE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF
THE MOISTURE PLUME THROUGH TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PERIODICALLY MOVE NORTHEAST OVER/NEAR THE SITE THIS EVENING...
RESULTING IF PERIODS OF ERRATIC WINDS AND BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN. THE
COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH THIS AFTERNOON WILL SURGE SOUTH INTO
CENTRAL UTAH TONIGHT...THEN SETTLE TO JUST NORTH OF THE FIRE SITE
EARLY MONDAY. THIS FRONT WILL DRIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE SITE DURING
THE DAY...BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER AIR TO THE AREA.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
  MIN HUMIDITY........42-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH...GUSTS UP
                      TO 28 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
  MAX HUMIDITY........85-87 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 28 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN WEST SOUTHWEST
                      WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......880.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
  MIN HUMIDITY........37-40 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1000.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100822.SKUNK.01/SLC

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