FNUS75 KSLC 011653
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1053 AM MDT SAT AUG 1 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES ACROSS UTAH TODAY WITH
JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. THESE
WILL BE ON THE DRY SIDE WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND NOT MUCH
RAIN. A DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW BEGINS TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN UTAH
ON SUNDAY LOWERING THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND BRINGING
AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS THAT WILL OVERCOME THE LOCAL SLOPE
WINDS. SIMILARLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY WITH STRONGER
WEST TO SOUTHWEST AFTERNOON WINDS. MOISTURE AND THE CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO
WEDNESDAY. WINDY AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR LATER NEXT
WEEK.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                      NEAR ANY STORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........43-45 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING 1-5 MPH
                      AFTER 2200. ERRATIC GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                      NEAR ANY STORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOSTLY DRY
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                      ERRATIC GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR ANY STORMS.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...TREVOR FRANDSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.BRIDG.01/SLC

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