FNUS75 KSLC 141411
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE ACADEMY BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
811 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2009

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CROSSING NORTHERN UTAH IS
EXPECTED TO SEND ANOTHER DRY COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BURN AREA BETWEEN
0100 AND 0400 FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOW THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...
AND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE FRONT PASSES. THIS IS A
RATHER WEAK FRONT... AND AS A RESULT TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY
AND HUMIDITIES WILL ONLY INCREASE MODESTLY. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM... A
STRONG RIDGE BUILDS IN FOR THE WEEKEND... AND WILL CORRESPONDINGLY
BRING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND FOR THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                      WEST SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-41.
  MAX HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
                      WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                      AROUND 0300.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......880.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-61.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD/CONGER
REQUESTED BY...TODD MURRAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090514.WILDF.01/SLC

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