Hail in Utah, August 26, 2006

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1000 AM MDT SAT AUG 26 2006

.SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH
THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION
MONDAY THROUGH MIDWEEK.

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.DISCUSSION...ONGOING SEVERE EVENT ACROSS MUCH IF THE EASTERN CWA.
STRONG DIVERGENCE ALOFT OUT AHEAD OF A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WORKING
WITH DEEP MOISTURE ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN CO...WITH THE
BEST DYNAMICS ROTATING NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN WYOMING. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM MDT...BIGGEST THREAT IS LARGE
HAIL. MORE ROBUST STORMS HAVE RADAR SIGNATURES OF UP TO 3 INCH
HAIL...BUT ARE OVER RURAL AREAS WITH SPARSE REPORTING. DID RECEIVE A
GOLFBALL SIZE REPORT FROM WELLINGTON...NEAR PRICE IN THE LAST FEW
MINUTES. SOME OF THE SLOWER MOVING STORMS ARE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT
AS WELL.

FURTHER WEST...THE UPPER LOW ITSELF IS OVER THE GSL AND MOVING
SOUTHEASTWARD. MUCH LESS CONVECTION NEAR THE CENTER OF THE
LOW...JUST COME SCATTERED POPCORN SHOWERS/-TSRA THAT MAY DROP A FEW
SMALL HAILSTONES INTO THE EVENING. A BAND OF WRAP-AROUND SHOWERS
WILL ENTER NORTHERN UTAH THIS EVENING...SO LEFT SCATTERED POPS IN
MOST OF BOX ELDER CO FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS THIS EVENING.

MID AND UPPER LEVELS STABILIZE QUICKLY OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES
OUT...AND WITH GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WINDS ON SUNDAY...EXPECT A
QUIET DAY STATEWIDE. AN UPPER RIDGE MOVES OVER THE REGION MONDAY.
GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE MODELS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

A QUICK RETURN TO SOUTHERLY FLOW ON TUESDAY...EQUALLY AS RAPID
WARMUP AS WELL. H7 TEMPS JUMP TO 10-12C ON MONDAY...THEN 15-16C ON
TUESDAY...SENDING SURFACE TEMPS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS BACK INTO THE
90S ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH...AND 100S IN THE WARMER SOUTHWEST.

LITTLE CHANGE TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST BEYOND MIDWEEK. NEXT COOL
SHOT IS PROGGED TO MOVE IN BY THURSDAY. THIS MAY BE A POTENT
STORM...THE GFS IS ADVERTISING A COMPLEX LOW CENTER OVER THE
NORTHERN US ROCKIES WITH A STRONG EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE THAT SWEEPS
ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN UTAH.

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.FIRE WEATHER....FIRE WEATHER...EXPECT WINDS AND HUMIDITIES TO REACH
CRITICAL LEVELS AGAIN FOR A TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING SOUTH OF THE FRONT ALONG THE ARIZONA BORDER SO HAVE KEPT THE
RED FLAG WARNING GOING TIL 8PM.

A STABLE DRY AIRMASS WITH MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL BE OVER THE AREA
SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS. WINDS SUNDAY FOR THE MOST PART WILL
REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL SPEEDS AND HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.
HOWEVER...A FEW OF THE NORMALLY WINDIER AND DRIER LOCATIONS IN FAR
SOUTHWEST UTAH MAY APPROACH CRITICAL LEVELS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
NORTHEAST WINDS FUNNEL THROUGH THE GAPS.

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AVIATION...UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH
THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALL AROUND
THE AIRFIELD. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS
KLSC AIRPORT BETWEEN 22Z AND 03Z EXISTS. SURFACE GRADIENT WILL
SUPPORT A NORTHWEST WIND BUT SHOWERS COULD TEMPORARILY DISRUPT THAT.
DRAINAGE EXPECTED TO SET UP LATE THIS EVENING AS LOW MOVES OFF.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...RED FLAG WARNING 2 PM UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR FIRE WX ZONES 440 AND
     441.
     SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR CARBON...
     EMERY...DUCHESNE...SUMMIT...WASATCH...GARFIELD...AND WAYNE
     COUNTIES.

WY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR UNITA COUNTY.

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PUBLIC...SMITH
FIRE...WILENSKY
AVIATION...YOUNG

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
409 AM MDT SAT AUG 26 2006

UTZ001>018-WYZ021-271200-
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-CASTLE COUNTRY-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
HENRY MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SOUTHWEST UTAH-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-WESTERN UINTA BASIN-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
409 AM MDT SAT AUG 26 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
UTAH...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN UPPER LOW WILL SETTLE OVER NORTHERN UTAH TODAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN AND
EASTERN UTAH. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE STRONG AND CONTAIN HEAVY
RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HAIL. THE STRONGEST STORMS FOR EASTERN
UTAH WILL OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

DRIER WEATHER EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WHEN THE SYSTEM DEPARTS TO THE
EAST. A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS WILL AFFECT FAR EASTERN AREAS.

A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND WILL OCCUR EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH AN
INCREASE OF DAILY THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

UTZ019>021-271200-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
409 AM MDT SAT AUG 26 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UTAH
AND SOUTHERN UTAH.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY AND THIS EVENING...
MAINLY OVER THE GLEN CANYON AND LAKE POWELL REGIONS.

BREEZY CONDITIONS AND LOWER HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG
CONDITIONS FOR FAR SOUTHERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON. REFER TO FIRE
WEATHER FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH THE ONLY SHOWERS LINGERING
IN FAR EASTERN AREAS. A WARMING TREND WILL START MONDAY AND RETURNING
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE DAILY MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS FOR TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

TARDY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
815 AM MDT SAT AUG 26 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0142 PM     HAIL             S CENTERVILLE           40.93N 111.89W
08/25/2006  E1.00 INCH       DAVIS              UT   NEWSPAPER

            NEWSPAPER RELAYED REPORT OF PING-PONG SIZE HAIL FALLING
            BETWEEN BOUNTIFUL AND CENTERVILLE.

0150 PM     HAIL             CENTERVILLE             40.93N 111.89W
08/25/2006  E0.50 INCH       DAVIS              UT   NWS EMPLOYEE

            1/2 TO 3/4 INCH HAIL REPORTED NORTH OF CENTERVILLE.

0210 PM     HAIL             CENTERVILLE             40.93N 111.89W
08/25/2006  E0.75 INCH       DAVIS              UT   PUBLIC

            MARBLE TO PENNY SIZE HAIL.

0245 PM     HAIL             PLEASANT GROVE          40.37N 111.73W
08/25/2006  M0.50 INCH       UTAH               UT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1/2 INCH HAIL REPORTED AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN PLEASANT
            GROVE.

0249 PM     HAIL             HELPER                  39.69N 110.86W
08/25/2006  E1.00 INCH       CARBON             UT   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

0330 PM     HAIL             3 NNE HEBER CITY        40.54N 111.38W
08/25/2006  E1.00 INCH       WASATCH            UT   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR JORDANELLE RESERVOIR.

0340 PM     HAIL             5 NW CASTLE DALE        39.27N 111.09W
08/25/2006  E0.88 INCH       EMERY              UT   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

0350 PM     HAIL             HUNTINGTON              39.33N 110.96W
08/25/2006  E0.75 INCH       EMERY              UT   PUBLIC

            PENNY SIZE HAIL FELL FOR 10 MINUTES FROM 350PM-400PM MDT.

0415 PM     HAIL             NEOLA                   40.44N 110.04W
08/25/2006  E0.50 INCH       DUCHESNE           UT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MARBLE SIZE HAIL

0435 PM     HAIL             EAST CARBON             39.54N 110.41W
08/25/2006  E0.75 INCH       CARBON             UT   PUBLIC

            PENNY SIZE HAIL.

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BSMITH