FNUS75 KSLC 132334
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
534 PM MDT MON JUL 13 2009

.DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL STALL NORTH OF THE WILDFIRE
SITE TONIGHT KEEPING A SOUTHWEST ORIENTED SURFACE GRADIENT IN
PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS
WEAK LOW LEVEL INVERSIONS DEVELOP...BUT WILL RAMP UP ONCE AGAIN
STARTING MID MORNING TUESDAY. ANTICIPATE THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX
SLIGHTLY TUESDAY...BUT AFTERNOON GUSTS WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 20
MPH RANGE DURING PEAK HEATING/MIXING HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
DOMINATE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK ALLOWING WARMING TEMPS AND
NORMAL DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS TO DOMINATE STARTING WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........48-50 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...
                      BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH AFTER 10 AM...
                      INCREASING TO 20 MPH AFTER NOON WITH GUSTS
                      TO 25 MPH AFTER NOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 11 AM.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...HORSE FMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090713.HORSE.04/SLC

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