FNUS75 KSLC 261237
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE JAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
637 AM MDT THU AUG 26 2010

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN EASING EAST
TODAY...GIVING WAY TO A BUILDING TROUGH TO THE WEST. TODAY WILL
BE A TRANSITION DAY AS MOISTURE BEGINS TO INCREASE...WITH MORE
AFTERNOON BUILD-UPS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS ACTIVITY WOULD BRING GUSTY ERRATIC
WINDS...WITH LITTLE RAINFALL. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE FRIDAY AND
BECOME QUITE STRONG DURING THE WEEKEND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TOMORROW BRINGING THE BEST CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND WETTING RAINS. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS STILL A
THREAT SATURDAY BUT BY SUNDAY...A DRIER AIRMASS WILL BEGIN TO
BUILD INTO THE REGION.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......490.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...
                      BECOMING UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH MID MORNING THROUGH
                      THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........66-68 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE FLOW 5-10 MPH EARLY DURING THE
                      EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE
                      OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........41-43 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...
                      BECOMING UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH BY MID MORNING.
                      RIDGETOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.



FORECASTER...ROGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...KEITH ADAMS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100826.LITTL.01/SLC

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