FNUS75 KSLC 151039
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG CANYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
439 AM MDT THU AUG 15 2013

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVERHEAD TODAY YIELDING
ANOTHER BONE DRY AND HOT DAY WITH MODERATE AT BEST RECOVERY TO RH
TONIGHT. WINDS HOWEVER WILL REMAIN QUITE LIGHT WITH DIURNAL SLOPE
FLOWS DOMINATING. ALTHOUGH MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE FRIDAY...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL NOT CHANGE
SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL SATURDAY AS A DEEPER MONSOONAL SURGE BECOMES
ENTRENCHED OVER THE AREA. THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL
INCREASE AT THAT TIME ALLOWING A HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR WETTING
RAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY TRENDS WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO NEXT WEEK WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS/STORMS EACH DAY INTO MIDWEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......620.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                      4 TO 7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
  MAX HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                      LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......860.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA ALLRED
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.BIGCA.01/SLC

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