FNUS75 KSLC 091620
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1020 AM MDT THU JUL 9 2009

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS CENTRAL
UTAH AGAIN TODAY. WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE WILL LIKELY BE ERRATIC
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON DUE TO THE NORTH ASPECT AND WINDS SWIRLING
ACROSS THE RIDGE TO THE SOUTH OCCASIONALLY OVERCOMING THE LOCAL
UPSLOPE.

MOISTURE WILL INCREASE IN THIS AREA LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY
BRINGING A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUING
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE STORMS WILL BE ON THE DRY SIDE BUT WILL
BECOME WETTER SUNDAY.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH OCCASIONALLY SHIFTING TO
                      SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
  MAX HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...RICHFIELD DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090709.AMOSC.01/SLC

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