FNUS75 KSLC 301533
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
933 AM MDT THU JUL 30 2009

.DISCUSSION...LINGERING MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL BRING SOME
CUMULUS BUILDUPS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA TODAY
AND TOMORROW. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT INTO
UTAH TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH GRADUAL DRYING AND WARMING
EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS MAY REMAIN A
BIT ENHANCED TODAY...WINDS WILL START TO BECOME TERRAIN-DRIVEN AND
GENERALLY ON THE LIGHT SIDE TOMORROW AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200. OCCASIONAL
                      GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
  MAX HUMIDITY........40-43 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 AFTER 2100.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  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.....81-84.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...BOB BATES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.AMOSC.01/SLC

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