FNUS75 KSLC 181228
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK FUELS PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
625 AM MDT WED APR 18 2012

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH TODAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL JUST BRING SOME MID AND HIGH CLOUDS TO THE BURN
AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE A BIT FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM PASSES BY TO THE NORTH.  CLEARING INDICES
WILL BE QUITE GOOD TODAY IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASED TRANSPORT
WINDS AND VERTICAL MIXING.  ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE STATE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.  WHILE THIS SYSTEM
IS NOT EXPECTED TO BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE BURN AREA IT WILL PUSH
A DRY COOL FRONT THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT.  CLEARING INDICES
WILL BE A BIT LOWER ON THURSDAY...BUT NOT SUBSTANITALLY SO.

A STRONG RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE REGION LATE THIS WEEK
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  THIS WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF WARM AND DRY
WEATHER. HOWEVER...WITH WEAK FLOW ALOFT AND A MORE STABLE AIRMASS IN
PLACE CLEARING INDICES WILL DECREASE.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 8-15 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
  MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......730.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                      UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120418.DUCKC.01/SLC

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