FNUS75 KSLC 151714
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1114 AM MDT WED JUL 15 2009

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH TODAY. THE BURN AREA SHOULD REMAIN LARGELY
SHELTERED...WITH WINDS GENERALLY DOMINATED BY SLOPE FLOWS.
MOISTURE WITHIN THIS FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT CLOUD
COVER. ADDITIONALLY...A FEW BUILDUPS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE RIDGELINES...WITH ISOLATED HIGH BASED SHOWERS OR EVEN A
DRY THUNDERSTORM NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK RESULTING IN A WARMING
TREND. ADDITIONALLY...HIGH BASED MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE DURING THIS TIME...RESULTING IN AN INCREASING
THREAT FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A FEW AFTERNOON BUILDUPS ARE POSSIBLE.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH. RIDGELINE WINDS
                      WEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 4-9 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......650.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN JACA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090715.BRIDG.02/SLC

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