FNUS75 KSLC 111736
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR KANOSH BENCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1135 AM MDT SAT AUG 11 2012

.DISCUSSION...A DECAYING FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER/NEAR THE FIRE SITE
WILL REMAIN A FOCUS FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE
THREAT FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM INITIATION OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN TO THE EAST WILL EXIST ON SUNDAY...WITH THIS ACTIVITY
EXPANDING TOWARDS THE FIRE SITE DURING THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY EVENING SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN A THREAT FOR
THE FIRE SITE THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER 1300.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
                      AFTER 1300.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000.
                      MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) AFTER
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
  MAX HUMIDITY........64-66 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                      4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......780.
  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
                      ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-91.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      WEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                      WINDS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Eric Neaderhouser
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120811.KANOS.01/SLC

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