FNUS75 KSLC 241521
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
921 AM MDT WED JUN 24 2009

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY...BEFORE SHIFTING EAST TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY.  LIGHT FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RIDGE WILL KEEP WINDS
GENERALLY LIGHT...AND DRIVEN BY SLOPE FLOWS. UNDER THIS
RIDGE...MOISTURE WILL SEEP NORTHWARD TODAY...PRODUCING A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO JUST OFF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE EASTWARD...CROSSING THE AREA ON FRIDAY.
WITH THE APPROACH OF THIS SYSTEM...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD
THURSDAY.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......890.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER 1500.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST/DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH BECOMING
                      NORTHEAST/UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY
                      ERRATIC WINDS NEAR AREAS OF VIRGA.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND DRY
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........44-47 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST/UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST/DOWNSLOPE 4-7 MPH AFTER 2000. GUSTY
                      ERRATIC WINDS NEAR AREAS OF VIRGA.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST/DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH BECOMING
                      NORTHEAST/UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY
                      ERRATIC WINDS NEAR AREAS OF VIRGA



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE TAYLOR
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090624.PINEC.01/SLC

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