FNUS75 KSLC 152131
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOOP LAKE RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
332 PM MDT FRI OCT 15 2010

.DISCUSSION...A MILD WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL RETURN TO THE
AREA ON SATURDAY. WINDS ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE UINTAS
COULD BE BRIEFLY GUSTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SOUTHWEST WINDS
ALONG THE CREST OF THE MOUNTAINS DROPS DOWN ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES.

PATCHY MOISTURE EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW COULD GENERATE SOME CUMULUS
BUILDUPS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THOUGH THE THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION
WILL REMAIN LOW. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SUNDAY.
THE CENTER OF THE STORM WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF UTAH HEADING INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS A RESULT FAR NORTHERN UTAH WILL SEE MAINLY CLOUDS
AND SPOTTY LIGHT PRECIPITATION LATE SUNDAY THROUGH THE EARLY PORTION
OF THE COMING WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE COOL SIDE WITH
HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES AS THE STORM LINGERS OVER THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
  MAX HUMIDITY........39-42 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      18 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......950.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS...WITH THUNDERSTORMS
                      POSSIBLE AFTER 1400.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...BRIEF GUSTS
                      TO 28 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......820.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...
                      ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-51.
  MIN HUMIDITY........43-45 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                      UNTIL 1400. WINDS BECOMING 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                      1400.

FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Kurpius
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101015.HOOPL.01/SLC

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