FNUS75 KSLC 170947
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND LEDGES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
347 AM MDT THU MAY 17 2012

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LOW ALONG THE WEST COAST IS SLOWLY MOVING EAST
AND WILL CROSS THE THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND THE FIRE DISTRICT
FRIDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA TODAY BUT ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF UTAH. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
MAINLY NORTHERN UTAH THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO
MOVE SLOWLY EAST MAY REACH AS FAR SOUTH AS CENTRAL UTAH. STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW LOOKS TO REDEVELOP AGAIN FRIDAY OVER THE
SOUTH. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION
FRIDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES TO THE FIRE DISTRICT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING
                      TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 5.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                      MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                      25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...DAN WASHINGTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120517.SANDL.01/SLC

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