FNUS75 KSLC 041652
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1052 AM MDT SUN SEP 4 2011

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER CLEAR AND DRY IS ON TAP FOR THE SPRING FIRE
SITE AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE. THE FIRE WEATHER
CONCERN TODAY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. WINDS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING TO
AN UPSLOPE AND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM SOUTHEAST TO WEST
BY 1PM. AS THIS OCCURS SUSTAINED SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL INCREASE
WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS IN THE 15-20 MPH RANGE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED.
IN GENERAL WINDS WILL REMAIN WEST NORTHWEST THROUGH 2200 BUT SPEEDS
WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP OFF WITH SUNSET...THEN ORIENT BACK TO AN
OVERNIGHT DOWNSLOPE.

MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY FROM THE SOUTH...HUMIDITY LEVELS
WILL INCREASE AND WINDS LOOK TO BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY IN NATURE. A
CONCERN EXISTS FOR GUSTY AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2100.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......890.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                      WEST NORTHWEST 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE
                      17-21 MPH RANGE AFTER 1 PM.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........39-41 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 17 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN DECREASING.
                      WINDS WILL BECOME EAST NORTHEAST/DOWNSLOPE
                      3-7 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2100. STORMS
                      WILL CARRY ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS AND VERY
                      LITTLE CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-71.
  MIN HUMIDITY........32-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                      WEST SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH AFTER 1200.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...SEAN MCARTHUR
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.SPRIN.01/SLC

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