FNUS75 KSLC 061040
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER KNOLLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
440 AM MDT WED MAY 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE BURN
SITE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MODERATE TRANSPORT WINDS WILL ALLOW
FOR EXCELLENT MIXING TODAY AND TOMORROW. WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE
WEATHER PATTERN...WINDS TODAY SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO
YESTERDAY...EXCEPT PERHAPS A BIT STRONGER. THE FORECAST BELOW IS
USING OBSERVATIONS FROM DIXIE PORTABLE #3...BUT IF VARIABILITY IN
WIND DIRECTION WAS OBSERVED AT THE BURN SITE YESTERDAY...IT IS
ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY. WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT IN THE
MORNING...INCREASING TO THE SPECIFIED SPEEDS SHORTLY AFTER
NOON...AND DECREASING AGAIN AROUND SUNSET. WIND FORECAST FOR
THURSDAY BECOMES A BIT MORE COMPLICATED WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO CROSS THE BURN SITE AROUND SUNRISE. ULTIMATELY...THIS
SHOULD RESULT IN SLIGHTLY WEAKER AFTERNOON WINDS WITH MORE OF A
NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS UP TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                      WEST TO NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
  MAX HUMIDITY........47-49 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH...BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY UP TO 5 MPH BY LATE
                      EVENING.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS UP TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                      NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...PETER GOETZINGER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090506.COOPE.01/SLC

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