FNUS75 KSLC 100207
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
807 PM MDT TUE AUG 9 2011

.DISCUSSION...THE GENERALLY DRY WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW CURRENTLY
OVER THE FIRE SITE WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THURSDAY. A SERIES OF
WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCES RACING EAST ACROSS NORTHERN IDAHO/MONTANA
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS NOT EXPECTED TO GENERATE PRECIPITATION...
BUT WILL BOOST WINDS A BIT AS THEY PASS BY TO THE NORTH. THERMAL BELT
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT. TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS EXPECTED
LATE TONIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT
AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL CREATE ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS
HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
  MAX HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO
                      8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 2200. DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                      WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 0400.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING
                      UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 0900.
                      PREVAILING SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER
                      1100...WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH AFTER 1400.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                      WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS
                      TO 24 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...ALLAN HEPWORTH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110809.SPRIN.02/SLC

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