FNUS75 KSLC 221445
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSET NORTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
845 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.
WINDS...ALTHOUGH INCREASING...SHOULD NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT
DETRIMENT TO FIRE BEHAVIOR...OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WILL SEE A BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS AND A THUNDERSTORM OR
TWO ALONG THE FRONT LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY IS NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
  MAX HUMIDITY........60-68 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...CHET HATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.SUNSE.01/SLC

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