FNUS75 KSLC 011509
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE INVESTIGATOR TRAINING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
909 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING
COLD FRONT WILL PREVAIL TODAY...AND INCREASE A BIT FROM LATE
MORNING ON. THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH SOME MIXING WILL
ALLOW FOR EXCELLENT VENTILATION TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL
SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. LIGHTER
WINDS WITH THIS HIGH WILL LIMIT CLEARING INDICES A BIT...ALTHOUGH
VALUES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO EXCEED 500 ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-11 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 AFTER
                      1100.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
  MAX HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH-NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......880.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........7-9 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE MELTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130501.WILDF.01/SLC

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