FNUS75 KSLC 111028 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR HELL S KITCHEN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 428 AM MDT THU JUL 11 2013 .DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL TRANSPORT MOISTURE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY FAIRLY EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER TODAY...WHICH WILL GREATLY LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT LATE IN THE DAY. THIS MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND INTO AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK...RESULTING IN A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WETTING RAINS. THIS MOISTURE WILL ALSO BOTH INCREASE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND ALLOW FOR A COOLING TREND THROUGH FRIDAY. DAYTIME WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE EACH DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE NUDGES WESTWARD BACK INTO THE REGION. ADDITIONALLY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN GUSTY ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS EACH DAY...MOST LIKELY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. .TODAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85. MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT... LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-63. MAX HUMIDITY........63-66 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH EARLY SHIFTING TO SOUTH 3-8 MPH AFTER 2100. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......830. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77. MIN HUMIDITY........41-44 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH 4-9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FORECASTER...SEAMAN REQUESTED BY...JACOB FREEBORN REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130710.HELLS.01/SLC $$