FNUS75 KSLC 241740
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE JAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1140 AM MDT TUE AUG 24 2010

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY ALLOWING FOR LIGHT WINDS DRIVEN
BY SLOPE FLOWS. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN DRY AND STABLE
TODAY...HOWEVER HIGH BASED MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO CREEP
NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR
A FEW AFTERNOON BUILDUPS AND PERHAPS A HIGH BASED
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO.

BY THURSDAY THIS HIGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA
ALLOWING FOR AN INCREASE IN SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THIS
FLOW WILL HELP BRING MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE
AREA...ALLOWING FOR A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND AND ACROSS THE REGION
DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN BREEZY TO
WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH A DRYING TREND AS THE SYSTEM
PULLS DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......350.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST/UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........62-65 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST/DOWNSLOPE 4-9 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......380.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A FEW AFTERNOON BUILDUPS WITH A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER 1200.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST/UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100824.LITTL.01/SLC

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