FNUS75 KSLC 051030
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
430 AM MDT MON SEP 5 2011

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE TO SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY.
DAYTIME HEATING AND AN APPROACHING DISTURBANCE FROM THE WEST WILL
PROMOTE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL TO INCREASE ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN. THE DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THE DISTRICT TUESDAY TURNING FLOW MORE WESTERLY ONCE AGAIN. A NET
DRYING TREND CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...BUT
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
  MAX HUMIDITY........83-85 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE
                      IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......630.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 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.....66-68.
  MIN HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...SEAN MCARTHUR
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.SPRIN.02/SLC

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