FNUS75 KSLC 171009
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKCREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
409 AM MDT MON JUN 17 2013

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRE SITE WILL BE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE
TODAY...RESULTING IN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH WINDS A BIT
WEAKER THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE
BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM...SO
WINDS WILL BE STRONGER THEN AS CONDITIONS GET WARMER AND MORE DRY.
WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY. THE
STORM SYSTEM WILL GRAZE NORTHERN UTAH...BRINGING A DRY FRONT
THROUGH THE FIRE SITE WEDNESDAY NIGHT/EARLY THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT
DISSIPATES. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED
THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND AS CONDITIONS REMAIN WARM
AND DRY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
  MAX HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........7-11 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...KATIE WHALEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130616.ROCKC.01/SLC

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