FNUS75 KSLC 172022 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSET CAMPGROUND INTERAGENCY RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 222 PM MDT WED AUG 17 2011 .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE IS SLOWLY CREEPING BACK NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND MOST OF IT SHOULD ONLY PRODUCE FLAT CUMULUS CLOUDS TODAY AS THE LAYER OF INSTABILITY IS QUITE SHALLOW. THE MOISTURE INCREASES MORE THURSDAY FOR A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...ALTHOUGH THE INSTABILITY LAYER IS NOT MUCH GREATER IN DEPTH. MAIN CONCERN FOR TODAY IS THAT EVEN THESE NEBULOUS LOOKING CLOUDS COULD PRODUCE AN OUTFLOW AS THEY COLLAPSE EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS BECOMES EVEN MORE OF AN ISSUE FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH DEEPER CONVECTION AROUND. THE MOST LIKELY DIRECTION FOR WIND GUSTS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST. .REST OF TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84. MIN HUMIDITY........19-22 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52. MAX HUMIDITY........68-70 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 2-5 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......620. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. BECOMING MORE LIKELY TO PRODUCE SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83. MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-11 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 15 MPH IN THE LATER AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF REQUESTED BY...CCIFC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110817.SUNSE.03/SLC $$