FNUS75 KSLC 301526
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MERCHANT VALLEY RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
925 AM MDT MON APR 30 2012

.DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL MERELY BRUSH THE
AREA...BUT SEND A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHERN UTAH OVERNIGHT. THIS
FRONT WILL THEN STALL OVER CENTRAL UTAH WHERE IT WILL LIGHT UP WITH
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE LOCATION OF THE
STALLED FRONT WILL BE A BIG DETERMINING FACTOR REGARDING
PRECIPITATION AT THE BURN SITE. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL
REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN. THEREFORE...THE BURN SITE IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN ON THE WARM SIDE OF THE FRONT WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS.
ANY PRECIPITATION THAT DEVELOPS OVER THE BURN SITE WILL BE ISOLATED
IN COVERAGE...AND WILL GENERALLY OCCUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WANE IN THE EVENING.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                      SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-37.
  MAX HUMIDITY........47-50 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO
                      6 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
  MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 16
                      TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...BEAVER RANGER DISTRICT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120430.MERCH.01/SLC

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