FNUS75 KSLC 221608
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1008 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF WEAKENING. A WEAK
SYSTEM WILL DRIFT ACROSS ARIZONA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS
COULD KICK OFF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BURN SITE. IF A
THUNDERSTORM SHOULD DEVELOP...LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION CAN BE
EXPECTED AND GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS SHOULD BE
TURNING MORE TO THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AND INTO THURSDAY AND SLOWLY
INCREASING AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING SYSTEM EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY.
CLEARING INDICES WILL BE EXCELLENT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL SEE A BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS AND A
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY
SATURDAY IS ALSO ANTICIPATED.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......980.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                      POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH .

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
  MAX HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
                      TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...JAMES COURTRIGHT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090422.SAWMI.01/SLC

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