FNUS75 KSLC 311908
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
107 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BRING SUBSTANTIALLY DRIER AIR
INTO NORTHEAST UTAH. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH WILL
SWEEP SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE SITE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL TURN WEST AND DECREASE
BEHIND THE FRONT. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...AND REMAIN INTO THE FIRST HALF OF
THE COMING WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1...2 AFTER 1500.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
                      MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL 2100. MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER) AFTER 2100.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
  MAX HUMIDITY........47-49 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1...2 AFTER 1600.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL 1100.
                      PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      AFTER 1100 WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                      THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1600.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 35 MPH UNTIL 1400...THEN WEST WINDS 14 TO
                      18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Sean McArthur
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.SPRIN.01/SLC

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