FNUS75 KSLC 061029
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR 8 MILE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
429 AM MDT WED OCT 6 2010

.DISCUSSION...A NEARLY STATIONARY DEEP LOW LOW REMAINS OVER
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESULTING IN A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE
FIRE DISTRICT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
THEN  SLIDE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY...WITH DRYING DEVELOPING FROM THE SOUTHWEST IN ITS WAKE
FRIDAY. SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN
BE EXPECTED AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
NOT GET GOING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HEATING BECOMES A
PLAYER. INCREASED HUMIDITIES AND A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS
CAN ALSO BE ANTICIPATED. LIGHTNING STARTS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE
ANY LONGER...AND EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE
THE NORM.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
  MIN HUMIDITY........66-68 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EASTERLY WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........71-73 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 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.....53-55.
  MIN HUMIDITY........43-45 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...NATE HUNTER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101005.8MILE.01/SLC

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