FNUS75 KSLC 222040 AAA
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE FORK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
240 PM MDT WED JUL 22 2009

.UPDATE DISCUSSION...SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF THE FIRE SITE
APPEAR TO BE MORE PERSISTENT THAN EXPECTED. SHOWERS/STORMS COULD
AFFECT THE SITE BETWEEN 1530-1700 WITH ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS...
BRIEF RAINFALL AND A FEW CLOUD-TO-GROUND STRIKES.

.DISCUSSION...PATCHY MOISTURE MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH WILL
PRODUCE SCATTERED CUMULUS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE AIRMASS OVER
THE FIRE SITE REMAINS FAIRLY STABLE...AND WILL LIKELY NOT PRODUCE
ANY SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. HIGH
PRESSURE ALOFT WILL SLIDE EAST THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE FIRE SITE...LOOK
FOR A RETURN OF MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY.
SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL EXIST FOR SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS BY
FRIDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS ON SATURDAY.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-93.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                      ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WITH SHOWERS AND
                      STORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2200...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-61.
  MAX HUMIDITY........45-48 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH UNTIL 2200...
                      BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                      1500.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER
                      1000.


FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...DIRK ROGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090722.LAKEF.01/SLC

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