FNUS75 KSLC 031043
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFEE POT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
443 AM MDT SUN OCT 3 2010

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS
WESTERN NEVADA TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS IT DOES SO...IT WILL CONTINUE
TO TAP MOISTURE AND BRING IT NORTHWARD OVER NORTHERN UTAH. ONCE
THIS MOISTURE MOVES INTO PLACE IT WILL REMAIN HERE THROUGH THE
WEEK AS A LARGE CIRCULATION FORMS OVER WESTERN NEVADA AND
CALIFORNIA BY TUESDAY MORNING KEEPING UTAH UNDER A MOIST SOUTHERLY
FLOW. ISOLATED HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS MOISTURE BY THIS AFTERNOON CREATING
THE POSSIBILITY OF GUSTY MICROBURST TYPE WINDS.

TEMPERATURES WILL TREND DOWNWARD THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
REACHING NEAR SEASONAL LEVELS BY TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
BE MUCH HIGHER TODAY AND REMAIN RATHER HIGH THROUGH THIS WEEK
COMPARED TO RECENT WEEKS. YESTERDAY MORNING AT 0600 THE RH AT THE
MANTI PORTABLE #3 WAS 16 PERCENT. THIS MORNING AS OF 0400 THE RH
WAS 45 PERCENT.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON...THEN
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                      LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO
                      35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEARBY
                      THUNDERSTORM.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
  MAX HUMIDITY........49-51 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                      OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
  MIN HUMIDITY........39-41 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                      15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...MIFC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101002.COFFE.01/SLC

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