FNUS75 KSLC 061451
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOWSTONE SAGE RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
851 AM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT STALLED TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE
FIRE SITE WILL HAVE ONLY A MINOR IMPACT ON TEMPERATURES AND
HUMIDITIES TODAY. WINDS MAY HOLD ON TO THE NORTHERLY COMPONENT
LONGER TODAY...THOUGH THESE WINDS SHOULD EVENTUALLY COME AROUND MORE
SOUTHERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
NORTHWEST UTAH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SETTLE OVER OR NEAR THE FIRE
SITE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY. INCREASING WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD
OF THE FRONT...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR
SUNDAY. A PERIOD OF COOL AND WET WEATHER WILL FOLLOW FOR EARLY NEXT
WEEK AS A SLOW-MOVING AND COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE
GREAT BASIN.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......850.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                      SOUTHWEST AFTER 1500.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
  MAX HUMIDITY........52-55 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH
                      NORTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH AFTER 2100.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH NORTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                      SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH AFTER 0900. GUSTS TO
                      28 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 1400.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Martell Gibbons
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110506.YELLO.01/SLC

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