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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT

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FNUS75 KSLC 251014
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSY TRAIL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
414 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN VERY DRY AND
BREEZY CONDITIONS AT THE GRASSY TRAIL WILDFIRE SITE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. EXPECTING HUMIDITY VALUES TO DIP DOWN TO UPPER
SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON...AND COUPLED WITH GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS COULD CREATE QUITE ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR DURING
THE PEAK HEATING HOURS. RECOVERY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POOR
TONIGHT WITH LITTLE NET CHANGE IN CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED FOR
SUNDAY.

A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING MORE MOIST CONDITIONS
TO THE AREA BEGINNING TUESDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS
DUE TO PASSING SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE MIDWEEK PERIOD.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                      INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                      SOME GUSTS INTO THE LOW 30 MPH RANGE
                      LIKELY AFTER 1400.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
  MAX HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                      MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH
                      DIRECTION TAKING A MORE DOWNSLOPE ORIENTATION
                      FROM THE NORTHEAST AT TIMES.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                      WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH AFTER
                      1400.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...MIFC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130524.GRASS.01/SLC

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