FNUS75 KSLC 181236
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHINGLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
636 AM MDT WED JUL 18 2012

.DISCUSSION...A DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE
SITE TODAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 10 PERCENT AND
BREEZY AFTERNOON SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING NEAR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND A MORE
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL START TO DRAW MOISTURE BACK INTO THIS AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL COME UP THURSDAY AND
CONTINUE TO RISE FRIDAY. THIS MOISTURE INCREASE WILL ALSO BRING
AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...STARTING
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE CHANCES INCREASING FRIDAY. MOISTURE
REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
WITH STORMS BECOMING WET FRIDAY WITH A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN
CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-11 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
                      LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS 20-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........39-41 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......810.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS TO
                      40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...SKEET D  HOUSTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120718.SHING.01/SLC

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