FNUS75 KSLC 170039
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
639 PM MDT FRI AUG 16 2013

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL BRING THE INCREASING THREAT
OF THUNDERSTORMS AND ATTENDANT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO THE
WILDFIRE LOCATION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WETTING RAIN CHANCES WILL
INCREASE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WITH A 25 PERCENT CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN SATURDAY AND A 20 PERCENT CHANCE ON SUNDAY.

WINDS ON NORTH FACING SLOPES WILL LIKELY BE MAINLY
DOWNSLOPE/UPSLOPE AND TERRAIN INFLUENCED THROUGH SATURDAY. NORTH
FACING SLOPES MAY BEGIN TO SEE MORE OF A WESTERLY WIND SUNDAY AS
WINDS ALOFT SHIFT TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION. ANY SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA WILL LIKELY BRING ERRATIC AND GUSTY
WINDS TO THE NORTH FACING SLOPES AS WELL.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........58-60 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 30 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.SATURDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON THEN
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON THEN
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.



FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...COOMBS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.MIDDL.01/SLC

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