FNUS75 KSLC 240028
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECHO CANYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
628 PM MDT SAT MAY 23 2009

.DISCUSSION...A BAND OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM
EAST TO WEST ACROSS NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. THIS BAND IS
SLOWLY SAGGING SOUTHWARD WHILE THE ACTUAL THUNDERSTORM CELLS ARE
TRACKING EASTWARD. LOCALLY BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE ASSOCIATED
WITH THESE STORMS. RADAR ESTIMATES OF LESS THAN 0.20 OF AN INCH
HAVE BEEN THE MOST COMMON ACROSS NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY BUT
ISOLATED 0.25 TO 0.75 OF AN INCH AMOUNTS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE
STRONGEST STORMS. THE LEADING EDGE OF SHOWERS SHOULD REACH THE
ECHO CANYON ABOUT 1930-1945 MDT. WIND GUSTS OF 25 MPH COULD
ACCOMPANY THE ONSET OF THE RAIN. THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE THAT
THESE SHOWERS WILL DISSIPATE BEFORE REACHING ECHO CANYON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
  MAX HUMIDITY........80-82 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER
                      MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON...THEN
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...K KILLIAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20090523.ECHOC.01/SLC

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