FNUS75 KSLC 010645
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AR FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1245 AM MDT FRI JUN 1 2012

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVERHEAD
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS BRINGING A FURTHER WARMING/DRYING TREND TO
THE AR SITE. WIND TRENDS WILL BE ON THE DECREASE WITH DIURNAL
SLOPE FLOWS DOMINATING. JUST ENOUGH NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR A FEW MID TEENS MPH AFTERNOON GUSTS THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT AS A WHOLE WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. RECOVERY WILL
BE MODERATE BOTH THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT BUT DAYTIME HOURS WILL
TREND VERY DRY DURING THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TREND TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FOCUSED
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
  MAX HUMIDITY........66-70 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL
                      PERIODS OF SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......540.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                      AFTER 2000. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                      LATE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                      5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...DUSTY RICHARDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120601.ARFIR.01/SLC

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