FNUS75 KSLC 191626
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1026 AM MDT FRI AUG 19 2011

.DISCUSSION...THE COMBINATION OF WEAK DISTURBANCES AND A MOIST AIR
MASS WILL BRING A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO YOUR
AREA...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN AFTER 1500 MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ARE JUST TO YOUR WEST NORTHWEST AT
1015 MDT AND MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH. THIS MOISTURE
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS A GOOD BET FOR SATURDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......650.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89.
  MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....TERRAIN AND SHOWER DRIVEN WINDS THIS MORNING
                      AT 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE
                      NEAR ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. WEST WINDS
                      OR UPSLOPE AT 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                      THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...
                      MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
  MAX HUMIDITY........89-91 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......750.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...ARMANTROUT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110819.DRY__.01/SLC

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