FNUS75 KSLC 171038
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLEVILLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
438 AM MDT SAT AUG 17 2013

.DISCUSSION...WILL ISSUE FORECAST BASED ON THE LOWER ELEVATION READINGS
FROM THE ROCKY PORTABLE RAWS. IF THE FIRE IS CONFINED MORE TO THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS LISTED IN THE SPOT REQUEST...WE CAN ADJUST ACCORDINGLY.

THE LEADING EDGE OF THE MOISTURE PLUME WORKING NORTH THROUGH THE STATE
HAS REACHED INTO FAR NORTHERN UTAH OVERNIGHT. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BEGIN
TO SHOW SOME RESPONSE TO THIS MOISTURE TODAY...WHILE THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
SHOULD REMAIN DRY WITH ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO MAX TEMPERATURES WHEN COMPARED
TO FRIDAY. HIGH-BASED CONVECTION COULD DEVELOP ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF
THIS MOISTURE THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMAL RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY ANY SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS...SO EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ALONG WITH LIGHTNING
AS THE PRIMARY HAZARD THROUGH TONIGHT.

THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE EACH DAY THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS STILL
APPEARS REMOTE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE CHANCE OF THESE RAINS
INCREASING SUBSTANTIALLY HEADING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXISTS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. DRIER AIR ARRIVING
LATE IN THE WEEK SHOULD END THE THREAT FOR CONVECTION BY THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......780.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER 1500.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-94.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST-NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO UPVALLEY
                      WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17
                      MPH AFTER 1100. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                      WITH ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY
                      UNTIL 0200.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-61.
  MAX HUMIDITY........42-45 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                      EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                      WINDS EXPECTED WITH ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......720.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST-NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO
                      WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16
                      MPH AFTER 1100. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                      WITH ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...ERIC LAMALFA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130817.MILLE.01/SLC

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