FNUS75 KSLC 091642
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1045 AM MDT THU AUG 9 2012

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ENOUGH MOISTURE REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA HOWEVER
TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE OQUIRRH
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FRIDAY WILL HELP TO AID DEVELOPMENT OF
THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH DAYS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DO DEVELOP. THUNDERSTORMS WILL TEND TO BE DRIER TODAY...WITH A
HIGHER CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS TOMORROW.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200 THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......700.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM
                      AFTER 1200.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-96.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST
                      TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND
                      ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
  MAX HUMIDITY........56-58 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
                      GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......880.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-95.
  MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                      5 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1000.



FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...ERIC LAMALFA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120809.PINYO.01/SLC

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