FNUS75 KSLC 131610
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1010 AM MDT MON JUL 13 2009

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY ON A PROVO/DELTA LINE WILL
CONTINUE TO PROGRESS SOUTH TODAY...EVENTUALLY STALLING JUST SOUTH
INTERSTATE 70 THIS EVENING. ANTICIPATE PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT WILL
SLOW OVERHEAD OF THE WILDFIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING TYPICAL
UPSLOPE WINDS TO DOMINATE STARTING AROUND 11 AM. THAT SAID... NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY GUSTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
IN THE 2 PM TO 8PM WINDOW AS THE FRONT SETTLES IN SOUTH OF THE AREA.
ALTHOUGH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS EXIST THIS AFTERNOON
WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL REMAINS NEAR NON-EXISTENT AT THE WILDFIRE
LOCATION. ENHANCED UPSLOPE WILL REDEVELOP TUESDAY...BUT HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN MIDWEEK WILL ALLOW FOR DRYING CONDITIONS AND TYPICAL TERRAIN
DRIVEN DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                      7 TO 15 MPH MIDDAY...WITH NORTHERLY GUSTS OF
                      20 TO 30 MPH AFTER 2 PM.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
  MAX HUMIDITY........32-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                      DRAINAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......810.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                      TO NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER NOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...AMOS LOOKOUT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090713.AMOSC.01/SLC

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