FNUS75 KSLC 212207
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR STUMP SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
407 PM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.DISCUSSION...THE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH THIS
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST THIS EVENING. THE AREA OF MID
AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE MOVING THROUGH WESTERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON
WILL EXIT SOUTHWEST UTAH BETWEEN 2100-2300 THIS EVENING. INCREASING
SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WILL KEEP
SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS ELEVATED ACROSS THE HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN
THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY LATE
TONIGHT THEN INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY DURING THE MID-MORNING HOURS
WEDNESDAY AS A DRY COLD FRONT MOVES INTO FAR NORTHWEST UTAH. THIS
FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH THE FIRE SITE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
SO WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.A
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH THURSDAY...
THEN DRIFT NEAR BUT STILL NORTH OF THE SITE THURSDAY EVENING.
GUSTY WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE SECOND FRONT
WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF
THE WEEK.


.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
  MAX HUMIDITY........37-41 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24
                      MPH. WINDS DECREASING AFTER 0300.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO
                      SOUTHWEST AROUND 0900...THEN INCREASING TO 15
                      TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 32 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                      WEST-SOUTHWEST TO 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      35 MPH BY LATE MORNING.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Christensen
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130521.STUMP.02/SLC

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