FNUS75 KSLC 172032
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
235 PM MDT WED JUN 17 2009

.DISCUSSION...WITH A VERY MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE...SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING MUCH OF THE STATE. AS A WEATHER
DISTURBANCE LIFTING FROM THE SOUTH MOVES OUT OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT
...SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF. MORE CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON WITH SO MUCH MOISTURE IN PLACE. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF
BREAK ON FRIDAY AS A WEAK RIDGE MOVES OVERHEAD. THIS WILL RESULT
IN WARMER...DRYER CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE
AREA BEGINNING SATURDAY. THE UNSETTLED WEATHER APPEARS TO CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
  MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.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 THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
  MAX HUMIDITY........72-76 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
  MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...USFS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090617.BRIDG.01/SLC

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