FNUS75 KSLC 052310
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CANYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
510 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2012

.DISCUSSION...A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS HEADING
TOWARDS NORTHWEST UTAH FROM EASTERN NEVADA AS OF 1700 THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL BE CROSSING THE FIRE THROUGH ABOUT 1900.
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING BEHIND THIS
BAND AND WILL CONTINUE TO THREATEN THE FIRE THROUGH THE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE NOT PRODUCING A LOT OF RAIN SO
THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN ON THE FIRE IS ONLY ABOUT 10 PERCENT.
THEY ARE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS HOWEVER WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS AGAIN BOTH
MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT THESE WILL BE
SMALLER AND MORE ISOLATED WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING GUSTY WINDS.

NOTE...TEMPS AND RH IN FORECAST ARE FOR THE 4800 FOOT LEVEL.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
  MAX HUMIDITY........62-64 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                       5 MPH AFTER 2200. ERRATIC GUSTS TO 45 MPH
                       POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS.

.MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....91.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LOCAL DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC GUSTS
                      TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......970.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...RICHARDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120805.PINEC.01/SLC

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