FNUS75 KSLC 290215
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR BENCH COMPLEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
815 PM MDT TUE JUL 28 2009

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED
SOUTH OF A WEAK FRONT OVER SOUTHERN UTAH THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS
COULD CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS BOUNDARY WILL MOVE
TO NEAR THE UTAH/ARIZONA BORDER TOMORROW...RESULTING IN ENOUGH
INSTABILITY TO PERHAPS RESULT IN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
VICINITY OF THE FIRE SITE. BY THURSDAY...THE FRONT EXITS THE AREA
AS THE AIRMASS DRIES OUT. WINDS COULD BE OCCASIONALLY GUSTY THIS
EVENING IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. TRANSPORT WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS
TEMPERATURES REMAIN SEASONABLE.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
  MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                      EVENING...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-97.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8-12
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-98.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...IA DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090728.CEDAR.01/SLC

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