FNUS75 KSLC 021100
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR 8 MILE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
500 AM MDT SAT OCT 2 2010

.DISCUSSION...BIGGEST NOTE IN SHORT TERM FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
IS THE HIGH HAINES INDEX TODAY. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY...AND STABILITY IS EXPECTED TO SLIGHTLY DECREASE
FROM FRIDAYS VALUES. AN UPSWING IN FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE AS A
RESULT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH PEAK HEATING HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON. THAT SAID...WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT WITH
TERRAIN DRIVEN FLOWS DOMINATING.

A STRONG PACIFIC TROUGH WILL SLOWLY CARVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN
SUNDAY BEFORE STALLING OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA ON TUESDAY. AS THIS
SYSTEM APPROACHES MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH QUITE
RAPIDLY ON DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS SUNDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
CLIMB AS A RESULT...BUT WINDS AT THE 8 MILE SITE WILL LIKELY
INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST WITH SOME GUSTS IN THE 12 TO 18 MPH
RANGE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

MUCH COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INTO THE STATE
MONDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS LOOK MINIMAL THROUGH NEXT WEEK AS A RESULT.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......390.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                      4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1100.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
  MAX HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AFTER
                      2000.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 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.....72-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                      5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100...SOME GUSTS IN THE
                      12 TO 18 MPH RANGE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...GERALD KNUDSON IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101002.8MILE.01/SLC

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