FNUS75 KSLC 170809
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR FARMINGTON SPINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
209 AM MDT SAT AUG 17 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE NORTH INTO THE FIRE SITE THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASING THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. FOR TODAY THE MOISTURE IN
PLACE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE HIGH-BASED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL
PRODUCE LITTLE RAIN...BUT WILL BRING GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING TO THE SITE. THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND
STORMS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY...THOUGH THIS ACTIVITY MAY ALSO END UP
PRODUCING LIGHT RAINFALL AND ERRATIC WINDS. COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES DUE TO PRECIPITATION AND CLOUD COVER
WILL ARRIVE BY EARLY IN THE UPCOMING WEEK.


.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....71-74.
  MAX HUMIDITY........POOR RECOVERIES AT 18-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH...GUSTS TO 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER 1500.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-94.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER
                      0800. WINDS BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 AFTER
                      1000.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......690.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...
                      MAINLY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND AGAIN DURING
                      THE AF0-942-94.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                      AFTER 1000.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...NUIFC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130817.FARMI.01/SLC

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