FNUS75 KSLC 212131
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOCOMOTIVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
331 PM MDT SUN AUG 21 2011

.DISCUSSION...THE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO DRY OUT A LITTLE FROM THE
WEST THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...A WEAK DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO
MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH LATE THIS EVENING WHICH COULD BE JUST
ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME UNSTABLE AND POP SOME
CONVECTION. THIS IS A MINIMAL CHANCE. THEREFORE WILL GO WITH A LAL
OF 1.

RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE AREA FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS RESULTING IN WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH TERRAIN
DRIVEN LIGHT WINDS. RH RECOVERY WILL BE MODERATE TONIGHT BUT BE
TRENDING TOWARD POOR BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-93.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN
                      2200 AND 0300 MDT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
  MAX HUMIDITY........45-49 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                      LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 MPH
                      EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-95.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                      10 MPH.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...HABERSTICK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110821.LOCOM.01/SLC

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