FNUS75 KSLC 160518
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RESERVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1118 PM MDT WED AUG 15 2012

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING TO THE WEST OF THE UTAH WITH
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUING TO SPREAD DRIER AIR IN FROM THE
NORTH. HOWEVER...WITH LINGERING MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHERN
UTAH...ISOLATED AFTERNOON CONVECTION REMAINS A POSSIBILITY FOR THE BURN
SITE THROUGH LATE WEEK. OTHERWISE...DAY TO DAY WIND PATTERNS WILL
REMAIN SIMILAR WITH TERRAIN-DRIVEN FLOW AND SOME AFTERNOON GUSTINESS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
  MAX HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......620.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-99.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                      MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER
                      NOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH AFTER 1400.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......470.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-97.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                      MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER
                      NOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH AFTER 1400.


FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...COATES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.RESER.02/SLC

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