FNUS75 KSLC 210228
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
828 PM MDT TUE AUG 20 2013

.DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
STREAMING NORTHEASTWARD FROM NEAR CEDAR CITY TO JUST SOUTH OF
MIDDLE CREEK TOWARD MIDDLE CREEK. IF THESE CONTINUE TO HOLD
TOGETHER...WETTING RAINS UP TO 0.25 OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE.
ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT
WITH THESE SHOWERS.

DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER THE SHOWERS END
AROUND MIDNIGHT AT SPEEDS OF 2-5 MPH. WINDS SHOULD SWITCH TO
UPSLOPE BETWEEN 0900 AND 1000 WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT COULD BECOME
MORE SOUTHWEST AT 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH AFTER ABOUT 1300 AS
THE GENERAL WINDS MIX DOWN.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
  MAX HUMIDITY........68-70 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE
                      AT 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......580.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                      EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...STI CPP BS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.MIDDL.01/SLC

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