FNUS75 KSLC 102316
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONKEY BAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
516 PM MDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GREAT BASIN THIS
AFTERNOON WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
COAST. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST AND WILL KEEP SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN UTAH INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. FLOW ALOFT
WILL NOT BE STRONG AND ANTICIPATE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE
FIRE EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY WITH SPEEDS JUST A BIT HIGHER
THAN TODAY. AT NIGHT...EXPECT DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP BY 2100 MDT.
MODEST MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE BENEATH THE RIDGE AND EXPECT
ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE GREATEST THREAT WITH THESE
STORMS WILL BE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS IN THEIR 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 BUT NOT GREAT WITH MAXIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY READINGS LIKELY BETWEEN 50-60 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                      BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2100 MDT.

.SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      20 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                      THUNDERSTORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      20 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                      THUNDERSTORMS.



FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...CCIFC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130810.MONKE.01/SLC

$$