FNUS75 KSLC 281612
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE NORTH CREEK RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1012 AM MDT SUN APR 28 2013

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE AXIS REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE WEST
COAST ALLOWING A NORTHWEST FLOW TO REMAIN OVER UTAH. EMBEDDED
WITHIN THIS FLOW WILL BE A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES. THE FIRST WILL
BRING A WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BURN SITE AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT SHIFTING THE WINDS TO NORTHERLY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
BUT AS THE DAY PROGRESSES THE WINDS ALOFT WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY
AND POSSIBLY EVEN WEST SOUTHWEST BY 1800 MDT. THIS EQUATES TO ABOUT
A 60 PERCENT CHANCE THAT SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO WEST
SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 1600 AND 2000 MDT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

A STRONGER DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AROUND
MIDNIGHT AND THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY BEHIND THIS FRONT.
NORTH WINDS AT 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH ARE LIKELY
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY AND NORTH WINDS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......950.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
  MAX HUMIDITY........41-43 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                      OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE EARLY THEN SHIFTING TO WEST
                      NORTHWEST BY LATE MORNING THROUGH MID
                      AFTERNOON AT 5-10 MPH. THEN BECOMING WEST
                      10-15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CORNWALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130428.LITTL.01/SLC

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