FNUS75 KSLC 061134
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PUMPKIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
534 AM MDT MON AUG 6 2012

.DISCUSSION...THE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE PLUME EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST
UTAH THROUGH SOUTHWEST WYOMING WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE FIRE SITE
TODAY. SPOTTY LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE INTO TH
AFTERNOON...WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. BRIEF
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE BY MID-AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. SUBSTANTIALLY DRIER AIR WILL INTRUDE FROM THE WEST
BEGINNING TONIGHT...ENDING MUCH OF THE THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION
THROUGH THE MIDWEEK PERIOD. TEMPERATURES WILL SEE A WARMING TREND
WITH HUMIDITY VALUES LOWERING THROUGH MIDWEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......850.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) WITH
                      SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING. PARTLY
                      CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THIS
                      AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0900...
                      THEN WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........65-67 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      EAST 5 TO 9 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE
  CLEARING INDEX......800.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      WEST 5 TO 10 AFTER 0900.


FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Eric LaMalfa
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120806.PUMPK.01/SLC

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