FNUS75 KSLC 151904
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR CREEK RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1204 PM MST TUE NOV 15 2011

.DISCUSSION...A VERY WEAK COLD FRONT IS JUST NOW PASSING THROUGH
THE CEDAR CREEK SITE AS OF 1200. THE MOST NOTICEABLE FIRE WEATHER
HIGHLIGHT TO NOTE IS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TRANSITION FROM
THE SOUTHWEST TO A MORE WESTERLY ORIENTATION...WITH SPEEDS
PICKING UP SLIGHTLY FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. NOT LOOKING
FOR ANY PRECIPITATION WITH THIS FEATURE NOR MUCH IN THE WAY OF
CLOUD COVER...BUT INCREASED WINDS AND DEEPENING INSTABILITY WILL
IMPROVE MIXING THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY YIELDING DECREASING TREND CLEARING
INDEX VALUES THROUGH THURSDAY. INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
FRIDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN IMPROVING MIXING POTENTIAL AHEAD OF THE
NEXT PACIFIC TROUGH PEGGED TO IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......690.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....40.
  MIN HUMIDITY........42-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                      WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER 1300.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-23.
  MAX HUMIDITY........77-79 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 15 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 6 TO
                      9 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......470.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....40.
  MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                      LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
                      5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...RICHFIELD DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111115.CEDAR.01/SLC

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