FNUS75 KSLC 020413
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH HILLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1013 PM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER SOUTHERN
NEVADA CREATING A NORTHERLY FLOW OVER UTAH WHICH IS A DRYING FLOW.
HOWEVER...THE NORTH HILLS FIRE WILL REMAIN UNDER THE BATTLE GROUND
BETWEEN THIS DRIER AIR TRYING TO MOVE IN AND THE MOISTURE THATS
ALREADY IN PLACE. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR AT LEAST A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS YOUR AREA.

SHOWER ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY OF NORTH HILLS THIS EVENING WILL
DISSIPATE SHORTLY. RADAR ESTIMATES OF LESS THAN 0.10 OCCURRED AT
THE NORTH HILLS SITE THIS EVENING WHILE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 0.25 OF
AN INCH OCCURRED JUST WEST OF THE FIRE. SOUTHWEST OUTFLOW WINDS WILL
LIKELY AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH 2300 TO ABOUT 2400.



.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
  MAX HUMIDITY........88-90 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING
                      AND EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND
                      VARIABLE.

.THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......640.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-93.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                      10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HENRIE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120801.NORTH.01/SLC

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