FNUS75 KSLC 280001
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALTON 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
601 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TOMORROW
AHEAD OF A LARGE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THE ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST UTAH SATURDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...IT
IS EXPECTED TO STALL SUNDAY OVER CENTRAL UTAH...SO THE WIND SHIFT
AT THE FIRE SITE IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL IT GETS MOVING AGAIN LATE
SUNDAY/EARLY MONDAY. AS A RESULT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY.
SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AS TO WHERE THE FRONT STALLS...AND THERE
IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE THE FRONT WILL STALL EAST OF THE FIRE
SITE...RESULTING IN WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND DECREASING
SUNDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE A BIT LIMITED AT
THE FIRE SITE...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW OCCURRING
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. THE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO EXIT
THE STATE ON MONDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FOR TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
  MAX HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                      3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 INCREASING TO
                      SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
                      MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
  MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 45 MPH.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...CCIFC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110527.ALTON.01/SLC

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