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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT

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FNUS75 KSLC 172318
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKCREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
518 PM MDT MON JUN 17 2013

.DISCUSSION...AFTERNOON BUILDUPS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY
EARLY EVENING WITH LITTLE IF ANY THREAT FOR LIGHTNING/GUSTY
WINDS THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE A WARM AND VERY DRY
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MIDWEEK. THIS
FLOW IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN EACH DAY RESULTING IN GUSTY
AFTERNOON WINDS. AFTERNOON RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
BELOW 10 PERCENT WITH VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. WEDNESDAY
LOOKS TO BE THE WINDIEST DAY OF THE WEEK AS A DRY FRONT
APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH BY THE
SITE WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS THURSDAY. WARM AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH EARLY BECOMING
                      DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 2000.

.TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........6-9 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                      AFTER 1200.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                      AFTER 1200.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...KATIE WHALEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130617.ROCKC.01/SLC

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