Suppression Forecast Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
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FNUS75 KSLC 201353
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR CLEAR TRAP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
753 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013
.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LOW THAT BROUGHT LIGHT RAIN AND COOLER TEMPERATURES
TO SOUTHERN UTAH OVER THE WEEKEND WILL CONTINUE EAST AWAY FROM UTAH TODAY.
THE NORTHERLY FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE EXITING LOW WILL MAINTAIN COOL
TEMPERATURES WITH A MINIMAL THREAT FOR LIGHT SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING AS HIGH
PRESSURE ALOFT MOVING EAST THROUGH UTAH. A NEW PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL
ENTER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TUESDAY. INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE
ADVANCING STORM WILL BRING BREEZY...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE FIRE SITE
THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.
.TODAY...
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
CLEARING INDEX......700.
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THIS MORNING...
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.
WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH....BECOMING NORTH
8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH AFTER 1000.
.TONIGHT...
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-79 PERCENT.
WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN BECOMING
NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
CLEARING INDEX......520.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE
IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO
14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...JAMES COURTRIGHT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130520.CLEAR.01/SLC
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