FNUS75 KSLC 200003
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SANTA CLARA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
603 PM MDT TUE OCT 19 2010

.DISCUSSION...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN ARIZONA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE
SLOWLY EAST AND NORTH THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...PASSING
THROUGH ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS LOW IMPACTING SOUTHERN UTAH. THERE IS A
SLIGHT CHANCE THESE SHOWERS COULD START AT THE BURN SITE AS EARLY
AS TONIGHT...BUT THE MOST LIKELY TIME-FRAME FOR RAIN IS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

WIND FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY IS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. EAST WINDS
ALOFT COULD CAUSE ENHANCED EASTERLIES GREATER THAN 10 MPH THROUGH
TONIGHT...BUT LIGHT NORTHEASTERLIES ARE MORE LIKELY. FLOW ALOFT
TURNS TO SOUTHERLY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THROUGH THE DAY
THE BURN SITE COULD ALSO SEE LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS AND VARIABLE
WINDS DUE TO NEARBY SHOWERS. THOUGH THE CLOSED LOW WILL BE EAST
OF THE REGION BY FRIDAY...ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL PROBABLY LINGER IN
THE AREA TO CREATE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON FRIDAY AS WELL.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-35.
  MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......540.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........49-52 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......510.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
  MIN HUMIDITY........74-77 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...GE FORESTRY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101019.UPPER.02/SLC

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