FNUS75 KSLC 201723 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1122 AM MDT MON JUL 20 2009 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN WILL REMAIN TO THE WEST OF UTAH THROUGH AT MIDWEEK. THE RESULTANT NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH WILL BRING A GRADUAL DRYING TREND TO CENTRAL UTAH BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY. FOR TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABUNDANT MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TUESDAY. WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE BOTH DAYS...THOUGH THE BIGGEST FIRE WEATHER THREAT WILL REMAIN FROM LIGHTNING AND GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... LAL.................2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1400...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85. MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................4 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55. MAX HUMIDITY........77-80 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 0100. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85. MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH BY 0900. FORECASTER...CONGER REQUESTED BY...CCIFC REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090720.HORSE.02/SLC $$