FNUS75 KSLC 271536
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
936 AM MDT MON JUL 27 2009

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FIRE SITE THIS
AFTERNOON. LIGHT LOCAL UPSLOPE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY
BEHIND THE FRONT. THERE IS ENOUGH MOISTURE REMAINING IN PLACE
ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH TODAY FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP AND THESE WOULD MOST LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT.
THE AIRMASS DRIES SOMEWHAT TOMORROW INTO WEDNESDAY BUT THERE WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A SMALL CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
VICINITY OF THE FIRE.

MOISTURE STARTS TO INCREASE AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK. AFTERNOON
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OVERCOME THE LOCAL UPSLOPE TOMORROW
AND WEDNESDAY AS WELL. TEMP AND RH FORECAST IS FOR ABOUT THE 8000
FOOT LEVEL.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LOCAL UPSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTH 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC
                      GUSTS TO 30 MPH NEAR ANY STORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
  MAX HUMIDITY........44-46 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                      LOCAL DOWNSLOPE 5 MPH AFTER 2100. ERRATIC
                      GUSTS TO 30 MPH NEAR ANY STORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......920.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LOCAL UPSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...BOB BATE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090727.AMOSC.01/SLC

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