FNUS75 KSLC 231606 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE FORK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1006 AM MDT THU JUL 23 2009 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN CENTERED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TODAY BEFORE SHIFTING EAST INTO COLORADO ON FRIDAY. WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THIS HIGH...WINDS AT THE SITE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LARGELY DRIVEN BY SLOPE FLOWS TODAY...WITH A MORE PRONOUNCED SOUTH WIND EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY...AND SHOULD PROVE SUFFICIENT FOR A FEW HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS IN PROXIMITY TO THE SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS EAST FRIDAY...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH INTO THE AREA...ALLOWING FOR A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WETTING RAINS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DEVELOP. .TODAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-98. MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH/UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-60. MAX HUMIDITY........54-57 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH/UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTH/DOWNSLOPE 4-8 MPH AFTER 2000. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93. MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH/DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH/UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH AFTER 1000. FORECASTER...SEAMAN REQUESTED BY...DIRK ROGERS REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU .TAG 20090723.LAKEF.01/SLC $$