FNUS75 KSLC 021225
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK FUELS ASPEN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
625 AM MDT FRI NOV 2 2012

.DISCUSSION...TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES THIS MORNING. A BAND OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL
MOVE EAST AND THE FIRE SITE SHOULD BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY THIS
MORNING. MID LEVEL RIDGE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE FIRE
DISTRICT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A DRY NORTH TO
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE DISTRICT. LIGHT WINDS UNDER AN
INCREASINGLY STABLE AIRMASS WILL KEEP CLEARING INDICES LOW FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS RIDGE EXPECTED TO SHIFT EAST BY MIDWEEK ALLOWING
FOR A WARMING TREND.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......390.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
  MAX HUMIDITY........49-51 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE
                      LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......360.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                      LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 MPH
                      LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121102.DUCKC.01/SLC

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