FNUS75 KSLC 150431
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1031 PM MDT WED AUG 14 2013

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN STRONG OVER THE STATE
INTO FRIDAY BEFORE SHIFTING EAST AHEAD OF A STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED
TO CHURN THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT BASIN OVER THE WEEKEND. BONE
DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THURSDAY WITH WINDS PRIMARILY
SLOPE DRIVEN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AFTERNOON GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
INCREASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS WITH A
STRONG UPSLOPE COMPONENT. MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN WORKING
BACK INTO THE AREA FRIDAY OWING TO AN INCREASED POTENTIAL OF HIGH
BASED THUNDERSTORMS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND MODERATELY STRONG OUTFLOW.
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND ALLOWING A
HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS/STORMS AND WETTING RAINS. MODERATE
RECOVERY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT WILL IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY
EACH NIGHT OVER THE WEEKEND...AND DAYTIME RH WILL BE ON THE
RISE.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
  MAX HUMIDITY........28-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 6-8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                      TO 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......630.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A FEW HIGH BASED
                      BUILDUPS OVER THE TUSHAR MTNS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 4-8 MPH THROUGH 0900 BECOMING
                      UPSLOPE 4-9 INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
                      SOUTHEAST UPSLOPE WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH
                      OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 22 MPH AFTER 12/1300.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......710.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. ANY
                      THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF SPORADIC
                      LIGHTNING AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5-9 MPH THROUGH 0900
                      BECOMING UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 20 MPH DURING PEAK HEATING.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...NICK SCHENCK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.MIDDL.01/SLC

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