FNUS75 KSLC 141316
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE CANYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
716 AM MDT SAT JUL 14 2012

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT HAS MOVED MONSOONAL
MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. THE RATHER MOIST AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK...RESULTING IN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE
ENHANCED TODAY AND TOMORROW AS AN UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE
PACIFIC. WEATHER DISTURBANCES OUT AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH TODAY WILL
ACT AS A FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SO COVERAGE SHOULD
BE MOST WIDESPREAD TODAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 5.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON...THEN WIDESPREAD
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                      POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
  MAX HUMIDITY........92-96 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                      UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                      WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  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 THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........47-51 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.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...JERRY STREBEL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120714.LAKEC.01/SLC

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