FNUS75 KSLC 222242
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
442 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW CROSSING SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHERN
UTAH TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY HAS SPREAD ENOUGH MOISTURE INTO
NORTHERN UTAH FOR A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
VICINITY OF THE FIRE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STORMS
COULD PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ON THE FIRE IF ONE PASSES DIRECTLY
OVERHEAD. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY STORMS BUT
WILL OTHERWISE BE SLOPE DRIVEN THROUGH TOMORROW. A DRIER WESTERLY
FLOW SPREADS INTO NORTHERN UTAH ON FRIDAY BRINGING LOWER
HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY AFTERNOON WEST WINDS. A LITTLE MOISTURE
COULD CREEP BACK NORTH SATURDAY FOR ANOTHER CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.


.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........72-75 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHEAST AFTER 2000.

.THURSDAY...
  LAL.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......680.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...JAMES TURNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120822.WHISK.01/SLC

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