FNUS75 KSLC 221001
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEEP CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
401 AM MDT WED JUL 22 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING TO OUR WEST WILL ALLOW A DRIER
AIRMASS TO DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. THAT
SAID...RESIDUAL MOISTURE COUPLED WITH DIURNAL HEATING WILL ALLOW
FOR SOME ISOLATED BUILDUPS OVER BOULDER MOUNTAIN EACH
AFTERNOON...WITH BRIEF SHOWER/STORM THREATS POSSIBLE IN THE 11 AM
TO 9 PM WINDOW AT THE WILDFIRE SITE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO
SHIFT EAST LATE THURSDAY...EVENTUALLY SETTLING INTO THE 4-CORNERS
REGION FRIDAY. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE RISE AS A
RESULT...WITH AREAL EXTENT OF STORM THREATS INCREASING ACROSS THE
REGION. THAT SAID...WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
LOW THROUGH FRIDAY...AS WILL RH RECOVERY...WITH ONLY A SLIGHT
INCREASE SATURDAY/SUNDAY AS THE AIRMASS MOISTENS FROM THE TOP
DOWN. A WEAK STORM PASSING THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH SUNDAY LOOKS TO
PIN MOISTURE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE WILDFIRE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY...AND COULD INCREASE WINDS SLIGHTLY DURING THAT
TIME...BUT DETAILS REMAIN LIMITED AS SOLUTIONS VARY IN LATEST
GUIDANCE.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
  MAX HUMIDITY........82-84 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                      LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                      MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO
                      THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE TAYLOR
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090721.STEEP.02/SLC

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