FNUS75 KSLC 061833
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1210 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011

.DISCUSSION...A WARM AND DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL EXIST ACROSS
EXTREME SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. A STRONGER SOUTHWEST
FLOW WILL DEVELOP FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AHEAD OF WHAT WILL
BE A STRONG COLD FRONT SCHEDULED TO CROSS THE FIRE SITE EITHER
LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR SUNDAY EVENING. NOT LOOKING FOR MORE THAN
LIGHT SHOWERS WITH THE INITIAL FRONTAL PASSAGE. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL
FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH AN INCREASING THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH
MONDAY. COOL TEMPERATURES AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL LINGER MONDAY
NIGHT...WITH PRECIPITATION TAPERING OFF ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH TUESDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
  MAX HUMIDITY........31-33 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH....DECREASING TO
                      8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 2300

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........7-9 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING
                      TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Earl Levanger
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110506.ALTON.01/SLC

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