FNUS75 KSLC 011554
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR STUMP SPRINGS FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
954 AM MDT SAT JUN 1 2013

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION LOWERED BELOW YOUR FIRE
SITE OVERNIGHT AND AS A RESULT THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
PLUMMETED DOWN TO 4 PERCENT AROUND MIDNIGHT BUT ARE GRADUALLY
INCREASING AT THIS TIME. THIS SUBSIDENCE INVERSION WILL CAP THE
REGION PREVENTING AND GOOD MIXING AND THEREFORE POOR CLEARING
INDEX. THE SURFACE RIDGE IS LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST UTAH THIS
MORNING BUT WILL SHIFT EAST DURING THE DAY. THIS WILL CAUSE
NORTHEAST FLOW THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
SYSTEM FOR NORTHERN UTAH. WINDS SHOULD BE UPSLOPE IN THE EARLY
AFTERNOON BUT LIKELY BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AS WINDS CHANNEL
THROUGH THE PASS THE STATE ROUTE 12 TRAVELS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......290.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                      IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                      AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
  MAX HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST
                      15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTENSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130601.STUMP.01/SLC

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