FNUS75 KSLC 021502
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
902 AM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW IS DEVELOPING OVER
SOUTHWESTERN UTAH TODAY. THERE WILL BE JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE LEFT
THIS AFTERNOON FOR AN ISOLATED HIGH BASED SHOWER OR DRY
THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE FIRE SITE BUT MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD
STAY TO THE NORTH OF THE FIRE. SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD OVERCOME
LOCAL UPSLOPE THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TOMORROW BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...ALTHOUGH THESE WILL STILL BE ON THE DRY SIDE.
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO TUESDAY BRINGING
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND
THE AIRMASS WILL DRY OUT AGAIN.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED SHOWERS
                      AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LOCAL UPSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING SOUTHWEST 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). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
  MAX HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                      LOCAL DOWNSLOPE 1-5 MPH AFTER 2100.
                      ERRATIC GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR ANY STORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LOCAL UPSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                      SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                      ERRATIC GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR ANY STORMS.


FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...TREVOR FRANDSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.BRIDG.01/SLC

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