FNUS75 KSLC 251739
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKUNK CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1139 AM MDT WED AUG 25 2010

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
TODAY...RESULTING IN RELATIVELY WARM CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS.
SOME MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN UTAH
TODAY...RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AS THE RIDGE SHIFTS
EAST...ALLOWING FOR INCREASING WINDS AND MOISTURE. ANY STORMS THAT
DEVELOP TODAY WILL BE ON THE DRY SIDE WITH GUSTY WINDS
POSSIBLE...BUT THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN INCREASES WITH STORMS
DEVELOPING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY BY
FRIDAY...BUT WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL BE EVEN STRONGER WITH A
SOMEWHAT DRIER AIRMASS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......430.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
  MAX HUMIDITY........63-67 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......700.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........37-41 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5-10
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100825.SKUNK.01/SLC

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