FNUS75 KSLC 251041
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUTTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
441 AM MDT WED AUG 25 2010

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE A LITTLE EAST
TODAY ALLOWING SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE TO SEEP NORTHWARD ACROSS
SOUTHERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INTRUSION OF MOISTURE IS THIN
AND ELEVATED SO ANY BUILDUPS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SHALLOW AND
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS WITH LITTLE IF ANY RAIN. THIS WILL HOLD TRUE
FOR THURSDAY AS WELL. DEEPER MOISTURE WILL BE PULLED NORTHWARD ON
FRIDAY BY A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. THIS
MOISTURE WILL BE SWEPT OUT IN THE WAKE OF THIS DISTURBANCE AS STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP AHEAD OF A SIGNIFICANT TROUGH OVER THE
WESTERN STATES. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......430.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE DRY
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                      10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
  MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......390.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHERLY WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...TREVOR FRANDSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100824.MUTTO.01/SLC

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