FNUS75 KSLC 140211
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED BUTTE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
811 PM MDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT HAS INCREASED OVER THE AREA
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM...ALLOWING MONSOONAL
MOISTURE TO SPREAD OVER THE REGION. THE RATHER MOIST AIRMASS WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...PROVIDING FUEL FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TOMORROW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE MOST
ACTIVE DAY...AS WEATHER DISTURBANCES OUT AHEAD OF THE MAIN TROUGH
MOVE INTO THE AREA. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO INCREASE
TOMORROW AS THE UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES. DRIER AIR MAY RETURN TO
THE AREA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................5 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
  MAX HUMIDITY........70-73 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                      WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.SATURDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 5.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON...THEN NUMEROUS
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8-12 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                      ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......630.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8-12
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT ROBISON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120713.REDBU.02/SLC

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