FNUS75 KSLC 101540
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PALMER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
940 AM MDT FRI AUG 10 2012

.DISCUSSION...A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
HELP TO INCREASE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR
ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS NORTHERN UTAH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS CENTRAL
UTAH. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THIS FRONT COULD PUSH THROUGH THE
FIRE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SHIFTING WINDS MORE TO THE NORTHWEST
RATHER THAN THE WEST. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY. AN UNSETTLED PATTERN LOOKS LIKELY FOR AT
LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON...THEN
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1100.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
  MAX HUMIDITY........62-64 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-93.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                      AFTER 1200.



FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...PALMER IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120810.PALME.01/SLC

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