FNUS75 KSLC 201010
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RESERVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
410 AM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

.DISCUSSION...COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT BROUGHT WETTING
RAINS TO THE AREA IS NOW MOVING OFF TO THE SOUTH. UPSTREAM
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS EXIST OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA BUT THESE
ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BEFORE MAKING IT TO THE RESERVE SITE
OVER THE NEXT HOURS. THIS SAID...LOOKING AT A REPRIEVE FROM
PRECIP FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS WITH WINDS TRENDING
LIGHT DOWNSLOPE FROM THE ELEVATED LEVELS OF A FEW HOURS AGO.

SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRE OVER THE TERRAIN ONCE
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. WITH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ANTICIPATE
THE STORMS WILL FIRE OVER THE NEIGHBORING PINE VALLEYS THEN TRACK
OVER THE SITE BETWEEN 1400-1900 BRINGING ANOTHER DECENT SHOT OF
WETTING RAINS FOR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TREND UPSLOPE
LEADING UP TO THIS...BUT EXPECT GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP
WITH AND AFTERNOON PASSAGE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

THE AREA WILL DRY A BIT OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...BUT AN
APPROACHING TROUGH WILL SURGE DEEP MOISTURE BACK INTO THE AREA
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ALLOWING SCATTERED STORMS. FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK IT DOES LOOK QUITE MOIST WITH DAILY
SHOWERS/STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A DISTURBANCE MOVING IN FROM THE
WEST.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......980.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      HAZE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-95.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-27 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                      GUSTY OUTFLOW FROM STORMS LATE DAY...MOST
                      LIKELY FROM THE NORTH/NORTHEAST

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT. HAZE.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      NORTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......970.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      HAZE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                      LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...KYLE GUNN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120820.RESER.01/SLC

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