FNUS75 KSLC 122240
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HENRIE KNOLLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
430 PM MDT TUE JUL 12 2011

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS WITH DEEP MOISTURE IN PLACE OVER ALL BUT EXTREME WESTERN UTAH
THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN
AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAN THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.  AS DRIER AIR MOVES
INTO THE REGION SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE WHICH WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS OF 25 MPH OR MORE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
AS TROUGH ALONG WEST COAST DRIFTS NORTHEAST...SOUTHWEST FLOW
CONTINUES FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.  THIS WILL BRING A BIT OF AN
INCREASE IN AFTERNOON AND EVENING WIND SPEEDS...AS WELL AS EVEN
DRIER AIR INTO THE STATE.  CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL MONSOON MOISTURE TO RETURN
THE STATE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........32-38 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 25 MPH.
.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
  MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                      THROUGH 2100...THEN BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WIND 5-10 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER
                      1200.



FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110713.HENRI.01/SLC

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