FNUS75 KSLC 241543
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SCOFIELD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
943 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...WITH A FEW AFTERNOON
BUILDUPS POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIDGELINES.

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 AREA...BRINGING A THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING...AND AGAIN FRIDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A FEW LATE AFTERNOON
                      BUILDUPS POSSIBLE.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST/DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH BECOMING
                      NORTHWEST/UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........60-63 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST/UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHEAST/DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH AFTER 2000.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST/DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH BECOMING
                      NORTHWEST/UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH AFTER 1200.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...DARON REYNOLDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090625.WESTS.01/SLC

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