FNUS75 KSLC 291547
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MERCHANT VALLEY RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
947 AM MDT SUN APR 29 2012

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO PULL AWAY FROM THE REGION
TODAY. A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN UTAH MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE
STALLING ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH. AT THIS TIME...IT DOES NOT APPEAR
LIKELY THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE BURN SITE.

AHEAD OF THE FRONT...EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ON
MONDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ON AREAS MORE EXPOSED TO THE
SOUTH AND WEST.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......550.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
  MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                      UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
  MAX HUMIDITY........58-60 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2100.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1000..BECOMING
                      15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER 1200.

FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...BEAVER RANGER DISTRICT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120429.MERCH.01/SLC

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