FNUS75 KSLC 031620
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1020 AM MDT MON AUG 3 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL REMAIN
IN CONTROL DURING THE EARLY WORK WEEK. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH TUESDAY. CHANCES
FOR WETTING RAINS INCREASE SOMEWHAT WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BEGINS TO WEAKEN. THIS WILL ALLOW AN UNUSUALLY DEEP LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC WATERS TO APPROACH FOR THE LATE
WORK WEEK. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED THURSDAY
BEFORE THE COLD FRONT PASSES FRIDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC
                      WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
  MAX HUMIDITY........31-33 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC
                      WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF DRY SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTY
                      ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.



FORECASTER...ROGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...NELS RASMUSSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.AMOSC.01/SLC

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