FNUS75 KSLC 222316
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TANK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
516 PM MDT SAT SEP 22 2012

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
A SYSTEM CROSSING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SUNDAY WILL SLIDE
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE INTERIOR WEST MONDAY. THE ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE FIRE LOCATION BETWEEN 1200
AND 1500 MONDAY. THERE ARE SOME INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN SEVERAL
COMPUTER MODELS ON THE EXACT TIMING OF THIS FRONT...SO THERE IS A
LOWER THAN NORMAL CONFIDENCE WITH THE FORECAST TIMING.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........34-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. WINDS MAY BECOME
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH FOR A TIME
                      BETWEEN 0400 AND 0800.

.SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY
                      AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR
                      ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......990.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
  MIN HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BETWEEN 1200 AND 1500.



FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...TANK IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120922.TANK_.01/SLC

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