FNUS75 KSLC 122220
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE ACADEMY BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
420 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH
THE FIRE SITE EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE
FIRE OVERNIGHT. LIMITED MOISTURE WILL INHIBIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF
ANY PRECIPITATION ALONG THE FRONT...THOUGH COOLER TEMPERATURES
WILL FILTER INTO THE SITE. RH VALUES WILL INCREASE ONLY SLIGHTLY
BEHIND THE FRONT.

THE FRONT WILL TURN BACK TO THE NORTH LATER ON WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF
THE NEXT WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE THURSDAY. THIS SECOND SYSTEM WILL
ALSO COME THROUGH UTAH DRY...WITH INCREASING WINDS AHEAD OF THE
WEAK SURFACE FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      1900...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR 10-20 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
  MAX HUMIDITY........37-41 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      40 MPH. WINDS BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST 12 TO 18
                      MPH AFTER 2100...THEN NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                      AFTER 0200.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......590.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 AFTER 1100.

.THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......790.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                      SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                      AFTER 1200.


FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...LEE FREEMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090513.WILDF.01/SLC

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