Suppression Forecast Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
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FNUS75 KSLC 212031
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR CLEAR TRAP RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
227 PM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.DISCUSSION...THE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH THIS
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST THIS EVENING. THE AREA OF MID
AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE MOVING THROUGH WESTERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON
WILL EXIT SOUTHWEST UTAH BETWEEN 2100-2300 THIS EVENING. INCREASING
SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WILL KEEP
SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS ELEVATED ACROSS THE HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN
THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY LATE
TONIGHT THEN INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS
WEDNESDAY AS A DRY COLD FRONT MOVES INTO FAR NORTHWEST UTAH. THIS
FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH THE FIRE SITE...SO WARM TEMPERATURES
AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE HEADING INTO THE LATTER
HALF OF THE WEEK.
.TODAY...
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
CLEARING INDEX......870.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 18
MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 1600.
.TONIGHT...
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
UNTIL 2100...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT
CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-43 PERCENT.
WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
MPH. WINDS DECREASING AFTER 0300.
.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING
TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
35 MPH AFTER 1000.
FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...CLEAR TRAP BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130521.CLEAR.02/SLC
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