FNUS75 KSLC 162012
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
152 PM MDT TUE JUN 16 2009

.DISCUSSION...MOIST AIR HAS MOVED OVER THE STATE DUE TO A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS MOISTURE WILL
CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH TOMORROW. BECAUSE OF CLOUD COVER
OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE...INCLUDING THE BURN
AREA...THE TYPICAL AFTERNOON CONVECTION HAS NOT INITIATED.
INSTEAD...STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION IS COVERING PARTS OF SOUTHERN
UTAH. THIS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. THIS MOISTURE WILL STILL BE AROUND TOMORROW...AND
AFTERNOON CONVECTION IS EXPECTED. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY...BUT WILL ABRUPTLY END SATURDAY AS MORE
MOIST AIR MOVES INTO THE STATE.


.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
  MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
  MAX HUMIDITY........70-74 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
  MIN HUMIDITY........27-31 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...USFS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090616.BRIDG.01/SLC

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