FNUS75 KSLC 171033
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RHYOLITE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
433 AM MDT TUE JUL 17 2012

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR HAS MOVED IN ALOFT UNDER INCREASING
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVERNIGHT. SURFACE HUMIDITY REMAINS
ELEVATED BUT THIS IS PRIMARILY LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THAT WILL
BECOME SCOURED OUT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL
TREND TO GET BREEZY WITH LOWERING HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW...BUT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THE RHYOLITE FIRE SITE. DECENT
RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED EACH NIGHT FOR THE NEXT FEW BUT NOT
TO THE LEVELS EXPERIENCED AS OF LATE.

MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE FROM THE THE SOUTH
THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK BRINGING A THREAT FOR
ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS OR A ROGUE STORM OR TWO. THIS SAID...THE
LOW LEVELS LOOK TO REMAIN DRY ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE ANY WETTING
RAIN THREAT.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                      15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
  MAX HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                      VARIABLE BY 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-89.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-11 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120716.RHYOL.01/SLC

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