FNUS75 KSLC 201047
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
447 AM MDT MON JUL 20 2009

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM FLATTENED THE RIDGE
SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT CONCENTRATING THE MOISTURE OVER CENTRAL NEVADA
AND WEST CENTRAL UTAH. AS THE RIDGE AXIS REDEVELOPS FROM NORTHWEST
ARIZONA TO SOUTHEAST OREGON THE FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST UTAH WILL
BECOME NORTHWEST. CONSEQUENTLY THE MOISTURE OVER NEVADA WILL TRACK
SOUTHEAST ACROSS YOUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH POTENTIAL FOR WETTING RAINS.
SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN TUESDAY BUT WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  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.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST
                      NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........88-91 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                      AFTER SUNSET.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......540.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...CLINT COATES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090719.HORSE.05/SLC

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