FNUS75 KSLC 052028
FWSSLC

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

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS SHIFTING
WEST TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS TODAY.  THIS IS ALLOWING MOISTURE TO
SPREAD NORTH THROUGH UTAH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WITH DRY AIR IN
THE LOW LEVELS THERE IS THE THREAT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
VERY GUSTY WINDS.  THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN ON THE FIRE IS LOW
THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING BEING GREATER
THREATS.

AS THE RIDGE SHIFTS WEST INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON MONDAY DRY AIR WILL
SPREAD BACK INTO NORTHERN UTAH.  THIS WILL RESULT IN A DECREASED
THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME
                      THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-91.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS
                      IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3.
  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
                      THUNDERSTORMS....SOME WILL PRODUCE DRY
                      LIGHTNING.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH BECOMING EAST
                      5 TO 10 MPH.  GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS
                      IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.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 AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH.



FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...ERIC LAMALFA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120805.PUMPK.01/SLC

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