FNUS75 KSLC 162320
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHECKERBOARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
520 PM MDT FRI AUG 16 2013

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. FOR THE BURN SITE...THIS MEANS ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
TOMORROW...EXPECT COVERAGE TO INCREASE WITH A GREATER POTENTIAL
FOR WETTING RAIN. HUMIDITIES WILL TREND UPWARD AS WELL. WINDS WILL
REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT. RIDGETOPS AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS SHOULD
SEE WINDS GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...WITH TERRAIN-DRIVEN
WINDS ON THE SLOPES AND ADJACENT CANYONS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
  MAX HUMIDITY........79-82 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2100.
                      RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH
                      BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                      1200.
                      RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......930.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89.
  MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.
                      RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...TAIGA ROHRER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.CHECK.01/SLC

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