FNUS75 KSLC 040422
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CANYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1022 PM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.DISCUSSION...A SIGNIFICANT TROUGH OVER MONTANA BROUGHT A DRY
NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH TODAY AND THIS DRY FLOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. A SURFACE HIGH BUILDING OVER SOUTHERN
IDAHO HAS PUSHED A SHALLOW FRONT OF COOLER AIR ACROSS NORTHWEST
UTAH THIS EVENING. WINDS IN THE FREE ATMOSPHERE ARE CURRENTLY
NORTHERLY AT 13 TO 18 MPH FROM 7000 FT UP THROUGH ABOUT 9000 FT
MSL BUT WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AT UNDER 10 MPH BY 0200 BETWEEN 7200
AND 7800 FT MSL. THE FREE AIR FLOW AT 7500 FT MSL WILL BECOME
EASTERLY AT ABOUT 5 KTS SATURDAY HAVING VARY LITTLE IMPACT ON YOUR
FIRE. THEREFORE THE WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN...UP SLOPE/UP
CANYON AT 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY SUNDAY AND MID TO HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL MOVE UP ACROSS THE REGION BY LATE IN THE DAY OR
EVENING. DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE A THREAT AT THAT TIME.


.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........42-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                      OR DOWNSLOPE AT 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 0200.

.SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......720.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                      UP SLOPE AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...RICHARDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120803.PINEC.01/SLC

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