FNUS75 KSLC 301435
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TODDLER FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
834 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
AND A PACIFIC TROUGH OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL RESULT IN
AN INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. MOISTURE OVER SOUTHERN UTAH...THOUGH SOMEWHAT REDUCED FROM
MONDAY...WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THIS EVENING.

THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TROUGH IS A BIT STRONG THAN USUAL FOR LATE
AUGUST. AS SUCH...A STRONGER COLD FRONT WITH ACCOMPANY THIS TROUGH
EAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES/GREAT BASIN MIDWEEK. THIS FRONT
WILL DRIVE INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS UNTIL PASSAGE EARLY
THURSDAY. MUCH OF THE MOISTURE OVER SOUTHERN UTAH WILL HAVE MOVED
OFF TO THE EAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SO LOOKING FOR LITTLE OR NO
THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION AS THIS FEATURES PASSES THROUGH SOUTHERN
UTAH. SOMEWHAT COOLER AND DRY AIR WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...WITH
MOISTURE RETURNING TO THE AREA DURING THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 1000...THEN
                      PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) WITH
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                      1300.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........28-31 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8
                      TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH AFTER 1200.
                      ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      2200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER) WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
  MAX HUMIDITY........50-53 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING
                      TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                      A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. WEST WINDS 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH
                      SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Gregg Christensen
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.TODDL.01/SLC

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