FNUS75 KSLC 051041
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH HILLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
441 AM MDT SUN AUG 5 2012

.DISCUSSION...RADAR ESTIMATES OF 0.25 TO 0.50 OF AN INCH FELL ON
THE NORTH HILLS FIRE YESTERDAY. THIS ADDED MOISTURE TO THE LOW
LEVELS RESULTING IN EXCELLENT RH RECOVERY OVER 90 PERCENT
OVERNIGHT. DRIER AIR WILL BE WORKING ITS WAY INTO SOUTHWEST UTAH
TODAY. HOWEVER...THAT SAID AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CAN NOT BE
RULED OUT. WITH THIS DRYING THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DECREASE MORE SO THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2 UNTIL ABOUT 1500.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
                      ABOUT 1500.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10
                      MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                      AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 MPH LATE IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
  MAX HUMIDITY........62-64 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                      10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120804.NORTH.04/SLC

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