FNUS75 KSLC 201724
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1124 AM MDT SAT AUG 20 2011

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING OVER THE
REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOME SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR HAS
MOVED IN ACROSS YOUR AREA...WITH DEW POINTS DOWN BY ABOUT 5-7
DEGREES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...ENOUGH MOISTURE AT MID
LEVELS REMAINS FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AFTER ABOUT 1400 MDT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS
WILL BE GUSTY WINDS TO 20-25 MPH AS THE LOW LEVELS HAVE DRIED A
LITTLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE EVEN LESS SUNDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......630.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER 1400.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS AT UNDER 5 MPH
                      LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL WEST TO
                      NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE WIND FUNNELS UP
                      DIAMOND FORK CANYON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........76-82 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5-8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                      AT 2-4 MPH BY 2200 MDT

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......940.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86.
  MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST
                      5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

**NOTE**HAVE USED A COMBINATION OF THE RED NARROWS SENSOR AT 5700 FT
AND THE RAYS VALLEY RAWS AT 7300 FT TO PREDICT YOUR RH AND TEMPS. THERE
WAS A 30 PERCENT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO STATIONS FOR LAST NIGHTS
MAX RH BUT THE MIN RH FROM YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WAS QUITE CLOSE. LEANED
TOWARD THE LOWER OF THE TWO REPORTS FOR BOTH MIN AND MAX RH.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW CHOFFEL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110820.DRY__.01/SLC

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