FNUS75 KSLC 272048
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEELEY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
248 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2012

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT ANCHORED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES WILL MAINTAIN WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE FIRE
SITE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A MODEST INCREASE IN MOISTURE FROM THE
SOUTHEAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING AFTERNOON
CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A MINIMAL THREAT FOR
HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS...
WITH THE MOSTLY LIKELY AREAS SEEING STORMS TO BE SOUTH AND EAST OF
THE FIRE SITE. POOR RH RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF
NIGHTS. A PACIFIC TROUGH RACING EAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
LATE IN THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WILL BOOST WINDS AGAIN AND KEEP RH
VALUES QUITE LOW SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH...GUSTS
                      TO 28 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
  MAX HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                      THIS EVENING. WINDS BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 8
                      TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2 AFTER 1400.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING
                      TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH AFTER
                      0900. ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.


FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Brandon Boshell
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120627.SEELE.01/SLC

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