FNUS75 KSLC 201045
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOES VALLEY P J
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
445 AM MDT WED MAY 20 2009

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK AND MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO
NORTHERN UTAH AND SHOULD DROP TO THE FIRE SITE BY LATE MORNING OR
EARLY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE COLD FRONT WILL NOT
MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA. AT ANY RATE...THE WINDS WILL BECOME
WESTERLY AS THE FRONT NEARS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SHOWER ACTIVITY
WILL CONTINUE BUT BEHIND THE FRONT SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO
DECREASE. MOISTURE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD OUT OF ARIZONA
AND WILL KEEP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GOING ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF
THE FIRE SITE. MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE STORMS WILL SEE
SOME RAIN...BUT BRIEF HEAVY RAINS OR PROLONGED RAINS ARE NOT
EXPECTED. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL NOON...THEN
                      A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
  MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
  MAX HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5
                      MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                      AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......650.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
  MIN HUMIDITY........47-49 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...DARON REYNOLDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.JOESV.02/SLC

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