FNUS75 KSLC 261656 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR MUTTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1056 AM MDT THU AUG 26 2010 .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE HAS INCREASED SOMEWHAT ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH TODAY AND THIS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS BUT THERE IS ALSO A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN ON THE FIRE. WINDS AWAY FROM STORMS WILL BE LOCAL UPSLOPE. INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL BRING ADDITIONAL MOISTURE INTO THE AREA ALONG WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN BUT IT WILL ALSO RESULT IN BREEZY AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS. WINDS SATURDAY WILL BE EVEN STRONGER WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS SUNDAY WILL BE A LITTLE LESS STRONG BUT DRIER AIR WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN UTAH WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS APPROACHING CRITICAL VALUES. IT WILL REMAIN DRY ON MONDAY WITH LESS WIND. .TODAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......410. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77. MIN HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................4. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-54. MAX HUMIDITY........79-81 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72. MIN HUMIDITY........42-44 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...WILENSKY REQUESTED BY...TREVOR FRANDSEN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100826.MUTTO.02/SLC $$