FNUS75 KSLC 121045
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
445 AM MDT THU JUL 12 2012

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER SOUTHWEST UTAH TODAY WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT AND ALLOW DEEP MOISTURE OVER
ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS UTAH
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH SOME CONVECTION COULD DEVELOP OVER
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...THE PROXIMITY OF THE RIDGE AXIS MAY
INHIBIT THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL LIKELY
AID IN SUPPRESSING SOME ACTIVITY AS WELL. BY FRIDAY SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF
WETTING RAINS ACCOMPANYING MOST STORMS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......870.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-97.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWN SLOPE AT 2-5 MPH THIS MORNING SHIFTING
                      TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....70.
  MAX HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                      EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-89.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING 10-15 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...PAUL CHRISTENSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120711.RACH_.01/SLC

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