FNUS75 KSLC 051056
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PUMPKIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
456 AM MDT SUN AUG 5 2012

.DISCUSSION...A LOBE OF ENERGY STRETCHING FROM A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EASTWARD ACROSS NEVADA
AND INTO SOUTHERN UTAH WILL SWING NORTHWARD TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS
MORNING ACROSS YOUR FIRE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE
LOWER LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE ARE STILL RELATIVELY DRY SO SOME OF
THE FIRST THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DRY WITH GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN MONDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER NEVADA AND
WEST NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1100
                      ...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-89.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE A 3-5 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING THEN
                      SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH THROUGH NOON. BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
                      GUSTS TO 12 MPH OUTSIDE OF ANY THUNDERSTORM.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 EARLY THEN 1 BY MIDNIGHT.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........83-85 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...ERIC LAMALFA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120804.PUMPK.03/SLC

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