FNUS75 KSLC 110237
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLONQUIST 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
837 PM MDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GREAT BASIN THIS
EVENING WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
COAST. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST AND WILL KEEP SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT OVER NORTHERN UTAH INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. FLOW ALOFT
WILL NOT BE STRONG AND BECAUSE OF THE ASPECT OF THE FIRE
ANTICIPATE WESTERLY OR UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS AT THE FIRE EACH
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WINDS AT RIDGE LEVEL WILL BE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST EACH AFTERNOON. AT NIGHT...EXPECT DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO
DEVELOP BY 2100 MDT. AIRMASS OVER NORTHERN UTAH HAS BEEN DRYING
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. HOWEVER...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TOMORROW AND
MONDAY. WHILE THE CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM DIRECTLY OVER THE FIRE
SITE IS SMALL THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
FROM ANY STORMS IN THE VICINITY. WITH LIMITED MOISTURE IN PLACE
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LOW...BUT ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL VALUES. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE
DECENT WITH MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS LIKELY BETWEEN
65-75 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 2-7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST OR UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 15 TO 20 MPH.


.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST OR UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE
                      NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.



FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130810.BLONQ.01/SLC

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