FNUS75 KSLC 101745
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1145 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 TONIGHT AND 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 AND SUNDAY
WILL BE HIGHER.

THE LOCAL SLOPE WINDS WILL BE OCCASIONALLY OVERCOME THIS
AFTERNOON BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SOUTHWEST FLOW CREATING SWIRLING
WINDS AT THE FIRE. WINDS SATURDAY WILL BE MORE ERRATIC AND
CONTROLLED BY PASSING STORMS. BREEZY AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS
RETURN FOR SUNDAY.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 MPH OCCASIONALLY BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                      NEAR ANY STORMS.


.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........53-55 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING LOCAL
                      DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. ERRATIC
                      GUSTS TO 25 MPH NEAR ANY STORMS.


.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LOCAL UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH. ERRATIC
                      GUSTS TO 25 MPH NEAR ANY STORMS.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...HORSE IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090710.HORSE.02/SLC

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