FNUS75 KSLC 310101
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLIFFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
701 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2009

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS WEST OF THE WILDFIRE SITE WILL
CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. THAT
SAID...ACCUMULATING RAIN POTENTIAL REMAINS ON THE LOW SIDE AT THE
WILDFIRE SITE AS MOST SHOWERS/STORM INTENSITIES HAVE DETERIORATED
WITH THE LOWERING SUN ANGLE.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST STARTING TONIGHT. THIS WILL
AID FURTHER DRYING ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY AS THE MOISTURE
AXIS SHIFTS A BIT FURTHER NORTH/EAST. THAT SAID...DAYTIME HEATING WILL
ONCE AGAIN AID IN SCATTERED SHOWER/STORM DEVELOPMENT STARTING EARLY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE AND DRIVEN
BY DIURNAL INFLUENCES...BUT BRIEF ERRATIC GUSTS WILL OCCUR WITH PASSING
SHOWERS/STORMS. WEEKEND ACTIVITY SHOULD BE LIMITED TO DIURNAL AND
ISOLATED SHOWER/STORM DEVELOPMENT OVER THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN AS DRYING
TREND CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
  MAX HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 200AM
                      THEN TURNING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-94.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                      TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
                      20 MPH AFTER NOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......570.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-95.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...GROW
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.CLIFF.02/SLC

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