FNUS75 KSLC 201417
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HALLS RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
817 AM MDT WED MAR 20 2013

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW UNDER A WEAKENING SHORT WAVE RIDGE IS
USHERING IN MOISTURE ACROSS THE FIRE DISTRICT. LOWEST LEVEL OF THE
ATMOSPHERE REMAINS QUITE DRY AND NO PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED
FOR THE BURN SITE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER...PLENTY OF
CLOUD COVER WILL PERSIST. A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WILL CAUSE SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE. THE ASSOCIATED
FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH THE BURN SITE. CLEARING INDEX WILL
REMAIN WELL ABOVE 500 FOR BURNING...BUT WINDS SHOULD BE MONITORED
CLOSELY...ESPECIALLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
  MAX HUMIDITY........58-60 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                      IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......690.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...KEAN MIHATA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130320.HALLS.01/SLC

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