FNUS75 KSLC 130613 CCA
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RHYOLITE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1212 AM MDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE NEVADA-UTAH BORDER WILL
MOVE EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW WEAK DISTURBANCES CURRENTLY
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE FIRE LATE
TONIGHT AFTER ABOUT 0200-0400 MDT TIME FRAME. GUSTY SOUTH SOUTHEAST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE CURRENTLY BEING OBSERVED OVER THE DUGWAY
MESONET SITES DUE TO SHOWERS IN THAT AREA. THESE SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH SHOWERS OVER EASTERN NEVADA NORTH OF ELY AND
SPREAD ACROSS YOUR FIRE FROM BETWEEN 0200 AND 0400 UNTIL ABOUT 0900
MDT. THE WINDS COULD EASILY REACH THE FIRE A COUPLE OF HOURS PRIOR
TO THE ACTUAL SHOWERS.

ALTHOUGH LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE THE INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY BE
RATHER WEAK TO PRODUCE MAINLY SHOWERS AND STRATIFORM RAIN RATHER
THAN THUNDERSTORMS. WETTING RAINS ARE LIKELY TO SPREAD BACK IN
ACROSS THE FIRE IN THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS AND POSSIBLY THROUGH
MOST OF FRIDAY NIGHT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAINLY AFTER 0800.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MAX HUMIDITY........34-40 PERCENT...EXCEPT UP TO 85% WHEN IT
RAINS.   WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST AT 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
MPH                       AFTER MIDNIGHT DUE TO
OUTFLOWS                       FROM SHOWERS.

.FRIDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL NOON. A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                      AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........26-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE
                      IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST
                      15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........40-46 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WASHA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120712.RHYOL.03/SLC

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