FNUS75 KSLC 022156
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLIFFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
356 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER UTAH TODAY AND
THE AIRMASS HAS DRIED OVER THE SOUTH. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE MONDAY BRINGING A THREAT OF HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND
MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST AND WEST OF
THE FIRE...BUT PROBABLY NOT OVER THE FIRE SITE ITSELF. MOISTURE
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY BRINGING AN
INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND RAIN...TO
THE FIRE SITE. THIS MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO PERSIST INTO
WEDNESDAY AND STORMS SHOULD ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP. SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AND THE AIRMASS WILL DRY OUT AGAIN. THIS
MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE FIRE SITE.


.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                      GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
  MAX HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTH 5 MPH AFTER 2100.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED SHOWERS
                      AND MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE
                      FIRE SITE BUT NOT OVERHEAD.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY LATE MORNING
                      THEN INCREASING TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
                      AFTERNOON. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO 35 MPH
                      POSSIBLE FROM ANY NEARBY SHOWERS.


FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.CLIFF.01/SLC

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