FNUS75 KSLC 271032
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEEP CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
432 AM MDT MON JUL 27 2009

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE STATE WILL
ALLOW NORTHWESTERLY FLOW TO MOVE INTO THE REGION...RESULTING IN
DRYING CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE WEEK. ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE
PRESENT TODAY FOR WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION IN THE VICINITY OF
THE FIRE SITE...BUT THE COVERAGE SHOULD DECREASE TO ISOLATED FOR
TUESDAY AND THE NEXT FEW DAYS AFTER THAT. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEASONABLE.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......700.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........64-68 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...WESS FREEBORN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090726.STEEP.01/SLC

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