FNUS75 KSLC 131635
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEEP CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1035 AM MDT MON JUL 13 2009

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH AT THIS
TIME WILL TIGHTEN A SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE GRADIENT OVER THE BURN
SITE TODAY. NET RESULT WILL BE INCREASED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
TODAY...BECOMING INCREASINGLY GUSTY BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
COLD FRONT WILL STALL NORTH OF THE BURN SITE THIS EVENING...THEN
GRADUALLY DISSOLVE TUESDAY WITHOUT EVER REACHING THE AREA. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL IN TURN BUILD STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALLOWING
DRYING CONDITIONS AND TYPICAL TERRAIN DRIVEN FLOWS TO DOMINATE
MIDWEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20
                      MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 2 PM.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
  MAX HUMIDITY........36-38 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE TO 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE AFTER
                      10AM...THEN INCREASING TO 20 MPH LATE IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...KERRY STEVENS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090713.STEEP.02/SLC

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