FNUS75 KSLC 151041
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR OTTER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
441 AM MDT WED JUL 15 2009

.DISCUSSION...A SUBTLE DISTURBANCE OVER NEVADA-OREGON BORDER WILL HEAD
EAST ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHERN IDAHO BY MIDDAY AND WELL INTO
WYOMING BY 1800 MDT. THIS FEATURE WILL NOT ONLY WEAKEN THE
SUBSIDENCE INVERSION LOCATED BETWEEN 10500 AND 12500 FT MSL BUT IT
WILL ALSO BOOST TRANSPORT WINDS ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. THE INCREASE IN TRANSPORT WINDS AND THE WEAKENING OF
THE INVERSION WILL OCCUR AFTER ABOUT 1200 TO 1300 MDT. SECTION 3
SHOULD FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE WINDS FIRST AS IT LOOKS TO BE THE
MOST EXPOSED.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......900.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                      LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                      WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                      GUSTS OVER 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
  MAX HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......560.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                      NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090715.OTTER.01/SLC

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