FNUS75 KSLC 100255 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR ROYAL CASTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 855 PM MDT THU AUG 9 2012 .DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE WANING FOR THE NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA BUT WILL RETURN TOMORROW WITH INCREASING COVERAGE. THIS IS DUE TO A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH ACTING ON THE MOISTURE IN PLACE. A MOIST AND SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK...SO CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN EACH DAY DURING THIS TIME. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN OUTSIDE OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57. MAX HUMIDITY........67-70 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85. MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1900. .OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY... LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83. MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...CHENG REQUESTED BY...IC SKUDLAREK REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120809.ROYAL.01/SLC $$