FNUS75 KSLC 101646
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1046 AM MDT FRI JUL 10 2009

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE IS SPREADING NORTH INTO THE AREA TODAY
AND WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE DAY.
THESE WILL BE HIGH BASED WITH GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS...LITTLE RAIN
AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DRY LIGHTNING.

MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE SATURDAY WITH A CONTINUED
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND A BETTER CHANCE OF
WETTING RAINS. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE FOR SUNDAY.

HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW AGAIN TODAY BUT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES
SHOULD BE BETTER TONIGHT AND MIN HUMIDITIES SATURDAY WILL BE
HIGHER.

THE LOCAL SLOPE WINDS COULD OCCASIONALLY BE OVERCOME THIS
AFTERNOON BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SOUTHWEST FLOW CREATING SWIRLING
WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE.




.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......880.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-11 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LOCAL UPSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH OCCASIONALLY
                      SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
                      ERRATIC GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR ANY STORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
  MAX HUMIDITY........33-35 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH BECOMING LOCAL
                      DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH AFTER 2100. ERRATIC GUSTS
                      TO 35 MPH NEAR ANY STORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...RICHFIELD DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090710.AMOSC.01/SLC

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