FNUS75 KSLC 291510
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE INVESTIGATION TRAINING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
910 AM MDT MON APR 29 2013

.DISCUSSION...WEAK NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT THIS MORNING WILL
TRANSITION TO A STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW THIS AFTERNOON AS AN
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN.
WESTERLY WINDS SHOULD PICK UP A LITTLE STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY
BEGINNING ABOUT 1400-1500 THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY
EVENING. THE DRY COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
BETWEEN 1600 AND 1800 MDT. WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 1200 MDT THEN SHIFT TO WEST
AT 15-20 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1600-1800
MDT. WINDS TO SHIFT TO NORTH NORTHEAST AFTER ABOUT 2100 MDT AND
COULD GUST IN EXCESS OF 35-40 MPH.

NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AT 10-15 MPH.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-94.
  MIN HUMIDITY........3-5 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING AND
                      EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1400 MDT.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
  MAX HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5
                      TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........6-8 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH BY
                      NOON AND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...MIKE MELTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130429.WILDF.01/SLC

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