FNUS75 KSLC 251442
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG CANYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
842 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

.DISCUSSION...A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY LAYS ACROSS NORTHERN
UTAH THIS MORNING AND WILL REMAIN IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE
FIRE SITE THROUGH THE DAY. IT SHOULD REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE
SITE WITH NORTH WINDS AT THE FIRE BUT IT COULD DRIFT NORTH
ALLOWING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO REACH THE FIRE AROUND MIDDAY. THERE
IS ALSO A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CROSSING THE SITE
THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND THESE COULD PRODUCE
GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS. IT APPEARS THE NORTH WINDS WILL EITHER
CONTINUE OR REDEVELOP LATE TODAY OR EARLY TONIGHT THEN SHIFT TO
STRONG SOUTHERLY EARLY SATURDAY AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM NEARS
THE AREA. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO WESTERLY LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR SATURDAY EVENING AS RAIN DEVELOPS ACROSS
NORTHERN UTAH WITH WETTING RAINS LIKELY SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES... HIGHER
HUMIDITIES...LIGHTER WINDS AND OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
  MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. WINDS POSSIBLY
                      SHIFTING TO SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH AROUND
                      NOON THEN SHIFTING TO NORTH 5-10 MPH
                      AGAIN AFTER 1500. ERRATIC GUSTS TO
                      30 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR ANY SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
  MAX HUMIDITY........72-74 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                      EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE
                      OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MIN HUMIDITY........36-38 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH
                      THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...DUSTY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120525.LONGC.01/SLC

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