FNUS75 KSLC 240140
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
740 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER
FEATURE ACROSS THE STATE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THAT
SAID...HOT TEMPS AND RELATIVELY LOW HUMIDITY WILL BE THE
NORM WITH ONLY MARGINAL OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. WINDS WILL REMAIN
ON THE LIGHT SIDE AT THE DRY FIRE SITE THROUGH THE PERIOD
AND PRIMARILY DIURNALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN...THOUGH CONVECTIVE
BUILDUPS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND A THREAT FOR GUSTY BUT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY COULD POTENTIALLY CREATE
BRIEF ERRATIC WIND CONDITIONS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-59.
  MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                      VARIABLE AFTER 2200...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                      EAST NORTHEAST DOWNVALLEY 2-6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......560.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). CONVECTIVE BUILDUPS
                      AFTER 2000.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-95.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-9 MPH
                      AFTER 1600. WINDS MAY BECOME BREEZY BENEATH
                      FOR BRIEF PERIODS BENEATH CONVECTIVE
                      BUILDUPS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......520.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-93.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                      AFTER 1600. WATCH FOR ERRATIC WIND GUSTS
                      WITH AFTERNOON CONVECTION. BRIEF GUSTS UP
                      TO 25-30 MPH POSSIBLE.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...JOE WILLIAMS  ICT4 T
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110823.DRYFI.01/SLC

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