FNUS75 KSLC 161307
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
707 AM MDT THU JUL 16 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED PRETTY MUCH OVERHEAD WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE INTO THE WEEKEND. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN PLACE
TO GENERATE A FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS THIS AFTERNOON AND BRING A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF A DRY THUNDERSTORM. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY VERY
WARM AND HUMIDITIES LOW WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. NORTHERLY
WINDS COULD OVERCOME LOCAL SLOPE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE
WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT OVER THE WEEKEND LEADING TO ADDITIONAL
HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS AWAY FROM STORMS WILL BE
PRIMARILY SLOPE DRIVEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......540.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A DRY
                      THUNDERSTORM.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE
                      IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO
                      THE WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........31-33 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......980.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-89.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE FIELDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090716.BRIDG.01/SLC

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