FNUS75 KSLC 081712
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1112 AM MDT WED AUG 8 2012

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE SPREADING NORTHWARD ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF
AN AREA OF HIGH HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS WHICH DEVELOP. THIS HIGH IS EXPECTED
TO SHIFT WESTWARD DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...RESULTING IN LIGHTER
WINDS ALOFT...HOWEVER LINGERING MOISTURE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR
AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OR TWO IN THE AREA. GIVEN THE PROXIMITY
OF THE RIDGE...DAYTIME WINDS SHOULD REMAIN PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY
DIURNAL SLOPE FLOWS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......480.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER 1500.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL 2200.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MAX HUMIDITY........38-40 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 4-9 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......200.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN KUTTERER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120808.WESTM.01/SLC

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