FNUS75 KSLC 262105
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR FARMINGTON BAY WMU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
305 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

.DISCUSSION...STORM SYSTEM OVERHEAD WILL DEPART TO THE NORTH THIS
EVENING WITH ALL SHOWERS TAPERING AFTER 18/1900. IN WAKE OF THE
EXITING SYSTEM CLEARING INDICES TUESDAY WILL BE VERY GOOD DUE TO
DEEP MIXING POTENTIAL AND EXCELLENT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TRANSPORT
WINDS ALOFT. SURFACE WINDS AT FARMINGTON BAY ARE THE FOCUSED
FORECAST CONCERN AS SUITABLE BURN CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS...BUT A SWITCH TO JUST WEST OF SOUTH IS
EXPECTED AFTER 1200 FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SPEEDS LOOK
MANAGEABLE AS WELL...GENERALLY UP TO 10 MPH BUT A FEW ROGUE GUSTS
TO 14 MPH LOOK POSSIBLE AFTER 1100. NOTE...WIND DIRECTIONS WITH
HEIGHT REMAIN MAINLY SOUTHERLY UP TO 6000FT AGL BUT RAPIDLY TREND
TO SOUTHWEST ABOVE THAT HEIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH SWITCHING TO
                      WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER
                      1600.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
  MAX HUMIDITY........53-55 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                      SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1200.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...DAN AMES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120327.FARMI.01/SLC

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