FNUS75 KSLC 261433
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RICHMOND DWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
833 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

.DISCUSSION...TWO TIERED TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE FIRE DISTRICT
TODAY AND FRIDAY. FIRST PORTION WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN UTAH
TODAY AS IT LIFTS NORTHWARD. THE MAIN TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH
TOMORROW ACROSS THE BURN SITE. SHOWERS SHOULD GET GOING AFTER
AROUND 300 PM THIS AFTERNOON. BEST CHANCES OF RAIN AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD RUN FROM AROUND 600 PM THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN
BECOME SHOWERY AGAIN. CLEARING INDEX WILL BE FINE BUT KEEP AN EYE
ON WINDS BECAUSE THEY WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY BEFORE TURNING
MORE WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN TO THE NORTHWEST BY FRIDAY
MORNING. ALSO GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SHOULD A
THUNDERSTORM HIT THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL NOON...THEN
                      OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........43-45 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING
                      TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36.
  MAX HUMIDITY........88-90 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING
                      AND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      30 MPH IN THE EVENING. BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10
                      MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MIN HUMIDITY........35-37 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG PETTTIGREW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120426.RICHM.01/SLC

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