FNUS75 KSLC 020130
FWSSLC

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER UTAH THIS WEEKEND
BEFORE SHIFTING EAST ON MONDAY. MOISTURE LINGERING UNDERNEATH THIS
RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE BURN SITE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF GUSTY
WINDS. OTHERWISE...WINDS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRIMARILY BE
LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN. AS THE RIDGE CONTINUES TO SHIFT
EAST...EXPECT MOISTURE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH LATE
MONDAY THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. INCREASED COVERAGE
OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO
                      3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2200.

.SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                      SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER NOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......850.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                      5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...E 621
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.SOLOM.02/SLC

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