FNUS75 KSLC 310123
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
723 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2009

.DISCUSSION...THE BULK OF SHOWER/STORM ACTIVITY HAS DISSIPATED WITH
LOSS OF SOLAR THIS EVENING...WITH LINGERING SHOWERS NOW AROUND
FISH LAKE AND POINTS SOUTH OF LOA. THAT SAID...ISOLATED LIGHT
SHOWERS AND SHORT LIVED STORMS REMAIN A SLIGHT THREAT THROUGH
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SUSPECT OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE MORE OF A THREAT
THROUGH THAT TIME AT THE WILDFIRE SITE...WITH ERRATIC WESTERLY
GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 40 MPH RANGE POSSIBLE. WIND CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO CALM CONSIDERABLY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LIGHT DIURNAL
DRAINAGE DOMINATING BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MOISTURE TRENDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DRY SOME ON FRIDAY...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO LIMIT
SHOWER/STORM DEVELOPMENT STARTING MIDDAY. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN
POTENTIAL WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN A
THREAT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A RESULT.

.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.....51-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........65-67 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH ERRATIC GUSTS
                      UP TO 40 MPH WITH PASSING SHOWERS/STORMS. WINDS
                      DECREASING TO 5-8 MPH AFTER 2 AM.

.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.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH ERRATIC GUSTS
                      UP TO 35 MPH WITH PASSING STORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......900.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS
                      TO 25 MPH LATE AFTERNOON AS STORMS DEVELOP.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...RICHFIELD DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.SOLOM.01/SLC

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