FNUS75 KSLC 152251
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEEP CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
451 PM MDT WED JUL 15 2009

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS WILL WEAKEN ON THURSDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN ANCHORED OVER UTAH THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. SURFACE WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN DURING THIS PERIOD. WARMER
TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED AFTERNOON
CONVECTION OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEGINNING ON FRIDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      DURING THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                      CLEAR (10-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) AFTER 2200.
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR
                      THUNDERSTORM BEFORE SUNSET.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST/DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......590.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED
                      SHOWERS AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST/DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHEAST/UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1000.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......760.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A CHANCE OF HIGH BASED SHOWERS
                      AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST/DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHEAST/UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1000.



FORECASTER...MYRICK/ROGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE TAYLOR
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090715.STEEP.02/SLC

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