FNUS75 KSLC 020121
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUNDABOUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
720 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL MAINTAIN
A DRY AND STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW INTO SOUTHWEST UTAH THROUGH
TUESDAY. A WEATHER DISTURBANCE DIVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES WILL PUSH A DRY COLD FRONT SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
UTAH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT
WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN REMAIN BREEZY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY AS IT ENTER
THE FIRE SITE...BUT WILL STILL CREATE ERRATIC WINDS AND BRING
COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY.

HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE MODEST AT BEST...WITH MAX RH
VALUES ONLY CLIMBING BACK IN THE LOWER TO MID 30 PERCENT RANGE.
SIMILAR LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY. THE AIR MASS BEHIND
THE FRONT IS EXCEPTIONALLY DRY...SO NOT LOOKING FOR ANY NOTABLE
INCREASE IN RH VALUES BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY.


.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........29-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH
                      UNTIL 2200...THEN BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST
                      5 TO 9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......760.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                      8 TO 14 MPH AFTER 0900...INCREASING TO
                      WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH
                      AFTER 1300.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-11 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH....GUSTS TO
                      30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Clair Jolley
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121001.ROUND.01/SLC

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