FNUS75 KSLC 100038 CCA
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
636 PM MDT TUE JUL 9 2013

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE REGION WITH A DRY
AIRMASS SPREADING THROUGH UTAH TODAY. HOWEVER...ENOUGH RESIDUAL
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN PLACE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS...AND
POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM...TO DEVELOP IN FAR NORTHERN UTAH AND
SOUTHERN IDAHO THIS EVENING. THESE WEAK SHOWERS MAY BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS AND THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE BURN
SITE COULD BE AFFECTED BY OUTFLOW THIS EVENING...MOST LIKELY FROM
THE NORTHWEST OR NORTH. OTHERWISE...LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS FROM THE
NORTHWEST SHOULD SWITCH TO DOWNSLOPE WINDS BY 2100 MDT. WEDNESDAY
WILL BE QUITE WARM WITH LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.
HOWEVER...WINDS SHOULD REMAIN PRIMARILY TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH
DOWNSLOPE WINDS FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST BECOMING UPSLOPE BY
MIDDAY. MOISTURE THEN BEGINS TO RETURN TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY
BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THURSDAY WILL ALSO BRING A LITTLE
IMPROVEMENT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS AND INCREASING
WEST- SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF A SHOWER THIS EVENING.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
  MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                      BY 2100 MDT. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT DECAYING
                      SHOWERS NORTH OF THE FIRE MAY PRODUCE GUSTY ERRATIC
                      OUTFLOW WINDS THIS EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 3-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST UPSLOPE BY
                      1200 MDT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......700.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH.



FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...KALLIE BAILEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130709.ASPEN.01/SLC

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