FNUS75 KSLC 041324
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRACE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
724 AM MDT SUN AUG 4 2013

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DRAW SOME MONSOONAL MOISTURE
INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY...RESULTING IN AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. CONVECTION SHOULD BE WIDELY SCATTERED
TODAY...BECOMING A BIT MORE WIDESPREAD FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS...WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY...LASTING FOR MUCH OF THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                      NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH. GUSTY AND/OR
                      ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
  MAX HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH. GUSTY AND/OR
                      ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH. GUSTY AND/OR
                      ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTENSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130804.GRACE.01/SLC

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