FNUS75 KSLC 281724
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1124 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2012

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL REACH NORTHWEST UTAH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE SITE AROUND
2000-2300 THIS EVENING. NOT ANTICIPATING WETTING RAINS WITH THIS
FRONT...THOUGH SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS EXIST BEHIND THE FRONT
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE LOCATION OF THE
FIRE BELOW THE DAM WILL LIKELY CREATE RATHER ERRATIC WINDS
IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER FRONTAL
PASSAGE. PREVAILING SOUTH TO WEST WINDS BEFORE THE FRONT WILL
TURN GUSTY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...THOUGH
AGAIN THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE ERRATIC IN SPEED AND DIRECTION
BELOW THE DAM.

SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO THE SITE THURSDAY...THOUGH
HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE. MUCH WARMER/DRIER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS INCREASING
SIGNIFICANTLY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL FOLLOW SATURDAY EVENING...BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES...
HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WEST WINDS SUNDAY.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).

  MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1400.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 2400.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36.
  MAX HUMIDITY........54-56 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 AFTER 2100. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                      TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......750.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RUTTER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120328.HILL_.01/SLC

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