FNUS75 KSLC 202145
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATCH SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
323 PM MDT TUE AUG 20 2013

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
NORTHERN UTAH INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
THESE STORMS TO IMPACT THE PATCH SPRINGS FIRE. THESE STORMS ARE
WET...AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. EVEN IF A
STORM DOES NOT DIRECTLY IMPACT THE FIRE...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
FROM STORMS IN THE VICINITY MAY AFFECT THE FIRE. THE POTENTIAL FOR
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP DECREASES TOMORROW THROUGH FRIDAY AS
MOISTURE DECREASES ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE
SOUTH ON FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND
                      ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
  MAX HUMIDITY........52-54 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-94.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6 TO 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
  MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CHURCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.PATCH.01/SLC

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