FNUS75 KSLC 040401
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAIL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1001 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT CURRENTLY CROSSING NORTHERN
UTAH IS EXPECTED TO STALL TO THE NORTH OF THE BURN AREA
OVERNIGHT. AS SUCH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN GENERALLY
DOWNSLOPE OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE THIS
SHALLOW FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLIDES SOUTH OF THE AREA AFTER
0100...WHICH WOULD SHIFT WINDS TO THE NORTH AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE...GENERALLY BELOW 7000 FEET. OTHERWISE
THE AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY OVERNIGHT WITH VERY
POOR RH RECOVERY.

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN
WEDNESDAY AND BECOME GUSTY BY AFTERNOON. EXTENSIVE MID
LEVEL MOISTURE LOOKS TO SPREAD NORTH INTO THE AREA BY
LATE AFTERNOON ALLOWING A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN CLOUD
COVER. ITS POSSIBLE THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF BUILDUPS OVER
THE FIRE DURING THE AFTERNOON WHICH COULD RESULT IN GUSTY
ERRATIC WINDS.

THIS MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY RESULTING IN A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...AS WELL AS A SIGNIFICANT UPWARD TREND
IN DAYTIME RH AS WELL AS OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. WINDS BY
THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME PRIMARILY SLOPE DRIVEN AS
HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO INFLUENCE THE AREA.




.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
  MAX HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST/DOWNSLOPE 5-10 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST/DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                      AFTER 1100.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST/DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST/UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH AFTER 1100.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...ZIMMERMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120703.QUAIL.01/SLC

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