FNUS75 KSLC 171357
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR FURNER RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
757 AM MDT WED AUG 17 2011

.DISCUSSION...A WESTERLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT TODAY WILL TRANSITION
INTO A SOUTHWEST FLOW THURSDAY AS A TROUGH MOVES TOWARDS THE WEST
COAST. THIS SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL TAP MOISTURE AT MID AND HIGH
LEVELS WHICH WILL BRING A THREAT OF HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS BY
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE AT 2-5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING
                      UPSLOPE BY 1000. THE FLOW AT MOUNTAIN TOP WILL
                      BECOME SOUTHWEST TODAY BUT THE NORTHERLY
                      ASPECT MAY NEVER HAVE THOSE SOUTHWEST WINDS
                      REALIZED. THEREFORE LOOK FOR MORE OF TERRAIN
                      DRIVEN TODAY.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
  MAX HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......760.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE HIGH BASED
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON AT 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...DAN SEABURN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110816.FURNE.01/SLC

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