FNUS75 KSLC 061212
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWASEY PILE BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
512 AM MST WED FEB 6 2013

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE GRAZING NORTHERN UTAH WILL ALLOW A
DRY COLD FRONT TO PASS THROUGH THE STATE TODAY. HIGH CLOUDS EARLY
THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO CLEARING SKIES AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES AT THE SWASEY BURN SITE AS A RESULT. INCREASING WEST
TO NORTHWEST TRANSPORT WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR VERY GOOD CLEARING
INDICES AFTER 1000-1200...WITH WINDS TRENDING NORTHWESTERLY
BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL BACK TO SOUTHWEST TOMORROW BUT SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO OVERWHELM INCREASING STABILITY...CLEARING WILL TAKE A HIT DUE
TO THIS BUT SHOULD JUST EXCEED 500 FOR A FEW HOURS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......840.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
  MIN HUMIDITY........38-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING TRENDING
                      TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                      MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-23.
  MAX HUMIDITY........84-86 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......510.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...DIRK ROGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130206.SWASE.01/SLC

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