FNUS75 KSLC 120002
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
559 PM MDT SAT JUL 11 2009

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE IN
THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE LOCATION THROUGH AT LEAST 2100 MDT. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF ANY SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.

UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS SITUATED OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION.
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ON SUNDAY WILL RESULT IN A DRYING TREND
BRINGING THE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH DOWN A BIT FROM TODAY. SCATTERED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN WILL BE LOW AND
ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES FROM THE WEST
COAST INTO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN RIDGE THE FLOW ALOFT WILL
INCREASE BRINGING GUSTIER SOUTH WINDS TO THE FIRE SITE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH A WEAKENING COLD
FRONT INTO SOUTHERN UTAH MONDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT GUSTY
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE BURN SITE DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY
WITH STILL LOWER AFTERNOON RH VALUES EXPECTED.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2100 MDT.

.SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                      NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
                      INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  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......71-75
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
                      INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...HORSE IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090711.HORSE.03/SLC

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