FNUS75 KSLC 151525
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK FUELS PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
825 AM MST THU NOV 15 2012

.DISCUSSION...A GENERALLY LIGHT WESTERLY FLOW REMAINS OVER THE
FIRE DISTRICT TODAY. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGH AFTERNOON BEFORE A
TROPICAL MOISTURE TAP FROM THE SOUTH SPREADS CIRRUS INTO FAR
SOUTHERN UTAH. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM
OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL SHEAR APART AS IT MOVES INLAND
BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND EVENTUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE DISTRICT AS
A COUPLE OF WEAK RIPPLES IN A MEAN SOUTHWEST FLOW. THIS SOUTHWEST
FLOW WILL INCREASE ENOUGH FRIDAY TO PUSH CLEARING INDEX BACK ABOVE
1000. ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE RATHER LIGHT AND SNOW
LEVELS WILL REMAIN ON THE HIGH SIDE.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......130.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
  MAX HUMIDITY........46-48 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH
                      EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                      SHOWERS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
  MIN HUMIDITY........33-35 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...BODE MECHAM
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121115.DUCKC.01/SLC

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