FNUS75 KSLC 310133
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEAP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
733 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

.DISCUSSION...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXIST THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS...THOUGH CHANCES ARE QUITE LOW. THE GREATEST
THREATS WOULD BE LOCALLY GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. OTHERWISE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY MID
EVENING.

DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TOMORROW WELL AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT. AFTER SLACKENING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WINDS PICK BACK UP
THURSDAY. WINDS MAY BECOME LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY THURSDAY
NIGHT...AS THE COLD FRONT BEGINS TO APPROACH FROM THE NORTH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
  MAX HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING
                      TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2000...THEN BECOMING
                      SOUTHEAST AFTER 2400.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-95.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                      THE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                      AND DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                      SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT...POTENTIALLY
                      SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.



FORECASTER...ROGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.LEAP_.01/SLC

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