FNUS75 KSLC 231518
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
918 AM MDT THU APR 23 2009

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS APPROACHING THE
AREA TODAY...LEAVING THE STATE IN A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW. LIGHT
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO STRONGER WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE STATE OVERNIGHT...BUT IS EXPECTED TO STALL
WELL NORTH OF THE FIRE...LEAVING THE SITE MOSTLY DRY AND WINDY
THROUGH FRIDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH SOUTHERN
UTAH ON SATURDAY MORNING...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED AT THE FIRE THROUGH THE DAY
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH
                      INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      UP TO AROUND 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
  MAX HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS
                      UP TO 40 MPH IN THE EVENING.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH
                      INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...LUKE TWITCHELL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090423.SAWMI.01/SLC

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