FNUS75 KSLC 250349
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH ROCK CANYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
949 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.DISCUSSION...UNDER CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT A THERMAL BELT IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP BETWEEN ABOUT 58000 AND 7300 FEET. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN IN THE MID 70S AT THIS LEVEL WITH RH RECOVERY ONLY IN THE
20-25% RANGE. BELOW THIS THERMAL BELT YOUR TEMPERATURE WILL LOWER
INTO 50S AND RH SHOULD RISE TO ABOUT 60-65%.
RIDGE BUILDING IN OVERHEAD TONIGHT BUT BY SATURDAY IT WILL MOVE TO
OUR EAST AND ALLOW A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TO REDEVELOP BY
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE OF MOISTURE BY EVENING AND
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH A HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORM CAN NOT
BE RULED OUT...IT IS MORE LIKELY THAT A FEW BUILD UPS CUOLD
DEVELOP BUT HAVE LITTLE IF ANY IMPACT ON THE FIRE. HOWEVER, WITH
DAY TIME HEATING THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
  MAX HUMIDITY........63-65 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 2-5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......120.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......120.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........31-33 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...G BLANK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120824.NORTH.01/SLC

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