FNUS75 KSLC 201058
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LEDGES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
458 AM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

.DISCUSSION...IN WAKE OF A DEPARTING DISTURBANCE THE RED LEDGES
FIRE SITE CAN EXPECT A NET DRYING/CLEARING TREND TODAY. THIS SAID
EXPECTING VERY LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE THE WAVE
COMPLETELY DEPARTS TO THE EAST. WINDS WILL TRANSITION FROM A VERY
LIGHT DRAINAGE FLOW TO UPSLOPE MID MORNING...WITH ENHANCED
UPSLOPE WITH GUSTS TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON DURING PEAK
HEATING. MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE RISE AGAIN TOMORROW AS A TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST BRINGING A BETTER SHOT FOR
SHOWERS/STORMS...WITH WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL INCREASING FOR THE
LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AS DEEP MOISTURE PARKS AND ANOTHER WAVE
SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL
                      NOON. HAZE.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-91.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                      THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                      INCREASING TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). HAZE.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........61-63 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      DRAINAGE WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH BY 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). HAZE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........119-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1600 SHIFTING
                      TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...TRUJILLO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120820.REDLE.01/SLC

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