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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT

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FNUS75 KSLC 221446
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLEAR TRAP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
845 AM MDT WED MAY 22 2013

.DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT MOVING EAST THROUGH NEVADA THIS
MORNING WILL SERVE TO INCREASE SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE
TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE STRONGER TODAY WITH MORE FREQUENT
GUSTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE DRY FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL UTAH TONIGHT...BUT LIKELY STAY NORTH OF THE
FIRE SITE OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY. WARM
TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. NIGHT TIME HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE FAIR TONIGHT...WITH MAX
HUMIDITY VALUES A LITTLE LOWER THAN LAST NIGHT.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH AROUND 1000. GUSTS
                      TO 32 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
  MAX HUMIDITY........43-46 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH 2200. WINDS
                      GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH 0600.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                      SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH
                      BY LATE MORNING.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Chad Runyan
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130522.CLEAR.01/SLC

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