FNUS75 KSLC 070455
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1055 PM MDT MON JUL 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST TONIGHT AS AN UPPER
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DRIFTS EAST ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS
WILL ALLOW A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH
MUCH OF THE WEEK AND INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS. ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO
NORTHWEST UTAH ON WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL AGAIN INCREASE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH. ALTHOUGH
THE BURN SITE IS NOT UNDER A RED FLAG WARNING...YOU SHOULD BE
AWARE THAT ONE IS IN EFFECT FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING FOR THE VALLEYS WEST OF THE FIRE SITE. THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN PLACE TO CREATE SEVERE
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........52-54 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...SQUAD 10-1
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090706.LAKEF.01/SLC

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