FNUS75 KSLC 011805
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1205 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES ACROSS UTAH TODAY WITH
JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE. 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 INCREASING AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST
WINDS. SIMILARLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY. 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.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......730.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS
                      TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LOCAL DOWNSLOPE 1-5 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS
                      TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE 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 (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOSTLY DRY
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...E 621
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.SOLOM.01/SLC

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