FNUS75 KSLC 250400 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1000 PM MDT WED AUG 24 2011 .DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE CROSSING THE AREA TONIGHT WILL KEEP A SMALL CHANCE OF HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND A VERY SMALL CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM AT THE FIRE SITE GOING THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. IF ONE OF THESE DOES CROSS THE FIRE...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS WITH LITTLE IF ANY RAIN. THE CHANCES OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. STORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY WILL TEND TO BE WETTER WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN. THE CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS. HUMIDITIES WILL GRADUALLY COME UP THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH IMPROVING OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. .REST OF TONIGHT... LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-63. MAX HUMIDITY........41-43 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR ANY SHOWERS. .THURSDAY... LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77. MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 MPH UNTIL 1100 THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......790. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 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.....74-76. MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH UNTIL 1100 THEN BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH. FORECASTER...WILENSKY REQUESTED BY...PHIL KACIREK REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110824.SPRIN.01/SLC $$