FNUS75 KSLC 191337
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
737 AM MDT SUN JUL 19 2009

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE HAS SPREAD INTO THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE AREA AND WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS TODAY. STORMS COULD
DEVELOP AT THE FIRE SITE BEFORE NOON WITH THE THREAT CONTINUING
INTO THE EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT FORM WILL HAVE STRONG GUSTY
WINDS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. STORMS AFTER THAT
WILL HAVE LESS WIND BUT WILL POSSIBLY BRING HEAVY RAIN. THIS
MOIST PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK.
TEMPERATURES WILL START TO COOL SOMEWHAT TODAY AND HUMIDITIES
WILL BEGIN TO COME UP WITH THIS TREND CONTINUING MONDAY.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                      10-15 MPH AFTER NOON. ERRATIC GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                      NEAR ANY STORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
  MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH BECOMING LOCAL
                      DOWNSLOPE 1-5 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...CLINT COATES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090719.HORSE.01/SLC

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