FNUS75 KSLC 230042
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
642 PM MDT MON JUL 22 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR MAINLY SOUTHERN PORTION OF ZONE
478...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER IDAHO AND THERMAL LOW OVER THE
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT IS CAUSING A MODERATE GRADIENT ACROSS
NORTHWEST UTAH THIS EVENING. THESE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RELAX
SOMEWHAT WITH SUNSET BUT ONLY GRADUALLY UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MOISTURE WILL CREEP NORTHWARD TUESDAY INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
UTAH BUT NOT LIKELY TO REACH NORTH OF I-80 UNTIL LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY. SOME DRY LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH THE ONSET
OF THE MOISTURE.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
  MAX HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 20 MPH SHIFTING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                      10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 2200 AND THEN NORTHEAST
                      3-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......610.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                      NORTH 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH LATE IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......760.
  SKY/WEATHER.........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.....81-83.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...KALLIE BAILEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130722.ROCKY.01/SLC

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