FNUS75 KSLC 311700
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR BENCH COMPLEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1100 AM MDT FRI JUL 31 2009

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE AXIS RUNNING NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE WILL ONCE AGAIN SET THE STAGE FOR
SHOWER/STORM DEVELOPMENT STARTING MIDDAY. ANTICIPATE BULK OF
ACTIVITY LOCAL TO THE CEDAR BENCH COMPLEX WILL REMAIN OVER THE
DEEP CREEK RANGE...BUT ISOLATED CELLS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST OFF SURROUNDING TERRAIN BRINGING BRIEF RAIN AND ERRATIC
GUSTY WINDS APPROACHING 40 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
STORM AND ASSOCIATED OUTFLOW WIND THREATS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY
LATE EVENING ALLOWING TYPICAL DIURNAL WINDS TO DOMINATE AT THE
WILDFIRE SITE THROUGH MIDDAY. MOISTURE TRENDS ARE EXPECTED TO
LOWER ON SATURDAY WITH TEMP TRENDS GRADUALLY RISING. NET RESULT
WILL BE WARMING/DRYING CONDITIONS LOCALLY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-97.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON. BRIEF ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO
                      30 MPH POSSIBLE WITH PASSING STORMS LATE
                      AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
  MAX HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. BRIEF ERRATIC
                      WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH WITH PASSING STORMS THROUGH
                      10 PM.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......620.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-97.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                      EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND
                      VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...JOHNSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090731.CEDAR.02/SLC

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