FNUS75 KSLC 021828
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1228 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW IS DEVELOPING OVER UTAH TODAY.
THERE WILL BE JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH FOR HIGH
BASED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE
DEVELOPING NEAR THE FIRE SITE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SIMILAR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED
SHOWERS AND MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE SITE. THIS MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO
PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY AND STORMS SHOULD BECOME WETTER. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AND THE AIRMASS
WILL DRY OUT AGAIN.


.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND MOSTLY
                      DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS TO
                      35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR ANY SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      2100.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........52-54 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LOCAL
                      DOWNSLOPE 1-5 MPH AFTER 2100.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED SHOWERS
                      AND MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS TO
                      35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR ANY SHOWERS.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...FREMONT RIVER MODULE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.SOLOM.01/SLC

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