FNUS75 KSLC 291217
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAVAPUTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
617 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2009

.DISCUSSION...A GENERALLY DRY AIRMASS HAS TAKEN HOLD OF
THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE MONDAY. BUILDING CUMULUS
IS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH MUCH IF NOT ALL OF THE
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE RESERVED TO THE HIGHER
TERRAIN REMOVED FROM THE FIRE SITE. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH. A WARMING
TREND WITH GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-95.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 5-10 MPH THROUGH MID
                      MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH DEVELOPING
                      LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
  MAX HUMIDITY........55-57 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH INTO MID
                      EVENING...BECOMING DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 5-10
                      MPH OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-94.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 5-10 MPH THROUGH MID
                      MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH DEVELOPING
                      LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...ROGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...IA DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090728.TAVAP.02/SLC

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