FNUS75 KSLC 082057
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
257 PM MDT MON AUG 8 2011

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN
BONE DRY THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH POUR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING. A VERY WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSING
NORTH AGAIN ON TUESDAY SHOULD BUMP WINDS UP A FEW MPH VERSUS
THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH ONLY BY A FEW. SPARSE AFTERNOON
CUMULUS IS ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON
BUT SHOULD NOT IMPACT WINDS MUCH IF AT ALL.

BOTTOM LINE...BONE DRY CONDITIONS WITH WIND SPEEDS GREATEST
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. POOR
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING
                      TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING
                      TO 15 MPH THROUGH 1900 THEN DECREASING AND
                      BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-6 MPH BY
                      2300

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY 1000...THEN
                      INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 20 MPH



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110808.SPRIN.01/SLC

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