FNUS75 KSLC 301355
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRACE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
755 AM MDT TUE JUL 30 2013

.DISCUSSION...THE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
WILL MAINTAIN A SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. A MODEST DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN TODAY...THOUGH ENOUGH RESIDUAL
MOISTURE WILL REMAIN TO GENERATE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. FURTHER DRYING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD BRING A DECREASE
IN CLOUDS AND STORMS ACROSS THE REGION. WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL 1100 THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST-SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
                      6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                      POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) WITH A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000. BECOMING
                      MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) AFTER 2200.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
  MAX HUMIDITY........53-56 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                      BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTENSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130730.GRACE.01/SLC

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