FNUS75 KSLC 111038
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HELLS HOLLOW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
438 AM MDT THU OCT 11 2012

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS APPROACHING SOUTHERN
UTAH TODAY...BUT THE BURN SITE WILL BE LARGELY UNAFFECTED
TODAY...EXCEPT FOR SOME INCREASING CLOUD COVER LATE IN THE DAY.
NEAR-SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A SLIGHTLY ENHANCED
SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE WIND...WITH WINDS PERHAPS TURNING FROM
SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. WHILE LIGHT DOWNSLOPE
WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY TONIGHT...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THESE
SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.

RAIN WILL LIKELY BEGIN LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY.
WHILE THE BEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
BURN SITE...THERE IS STILL A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN AT
THE SITE. CURRENT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
0.05 TO 0.15 INCH RANGE...THOUGH THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF 0.25
INCHES OR MORE IF PRECIPITATION IS PARTICULARLY EFFICIENT ON
FRIDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE
TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATE
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS LIKELY
THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                      (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) LATE IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
  MAX HUMIDITY........60-63 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......920.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                      RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
  MIN HUMIDITY........37-40 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      WEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT ROBISON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121011.HELLS.01/SLC

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