FNUS75 KSLC 240218
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PLAYGROUND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
818 PM MDT TUE JUL 23 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FROM NOON WEDNESDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...AN ELONGATED WEAK DISTURBANCE STRETCHING FROM
SOUTHEAST UTAH TO NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH ACROSS NORTHWEST UTAH DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
THIS FEATURE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE
SETTING UP THE POTENTIAL FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY AS WELL. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS ARE LIKELY TO
ACCOMPANY ANY HIGH BASED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THIS
                      EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-90
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....70.
  MAX HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHERLY WINDS 8-12 MPH THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT
                      THEN DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH AND REMAINING
                      NORTHERLY.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......780.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......860.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-93.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...KALLIE BAILEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130723.PLAYG.01/SLC

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