FNUS75 KSLC 172132
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
332 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE
AREA TODAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...RESULTING IN LIGHT
WINDS GENERALLY DRIVEN BY TERRAIN FLOWS. THIS RIDGE WILL ALSO
CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...WITH GENERALLY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. SUFFICIENT
HIGH BASED MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE TO ALLOW FOR AFTERNOON
BUILDUPS THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THIS MOISTURE DOESNT APPEAR TO
BE ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. BY SATURDAY
HOWEVER...THIS MOISTURE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT ISOLATED
HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS. THIS MOISTURE WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
BRINGING A CONTINUED THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......610.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-89.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2000...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
  MAX HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 4-9 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......640.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUDY COVER)
                      UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND DRY
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-11 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH BECOMING
                      UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 1100.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090717.BRIDG.01/SLC

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