FNUS75 KSLC 190218
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
818 PM MDT SUN AUG 18 2013

.DISCUSSION...AMPLE MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA TO
PROVIDE DAILY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AT LEAST MIDWEEK.
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE SLIPS INTO
SOUTHERN UTAH. THE FOCUS LOOKS TO SHIFT NORTHWARD FOR TUESDAY BUT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE.
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WETTING RAINS. LARGE-SCALE
WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT ALLOWING SLOPE FLOWS TO
DOMINATE OUTSIDE OF ANY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS...BUT SOUTHERLY
WINDS MAY BE SLIGHTLY ENHANCED ON TUESDAY. EXPECT A GRADUAL DRYING
TREND TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO LATE WEEK...WITH A
CORRESPONDING DECREASE IN THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND WETTING RAIN
POTENTIAL.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........70-73 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.

.MONDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......460.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 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.....71-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........34-37 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH
                      BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                      1200.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  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 IN THE MORNING...THEN
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH
                      BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...COOMBS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.MIDDL.01/SLC

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