FNUS75 KSLC 040150
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BROKEN RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
750 PM MDT MON AUG 3 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BE
OVER SOUTHWEST UTAH THROUGH TUESDAY BRINGING A POTENTIAL FOR
ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS INCREASE
WEDNESDAY AND THE AIRMASS STARTS TO DRY OUT AGAIN WITH CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING. ALSO...THERE WILL STILL BE A
SMALL THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING. WINDS BECOME STRONG THURSDAY AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT AND THE AIRMASS WILL BE QUITE DRY WITH EXTREME
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST
INTO FRIDAY AND EXTREME CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL
THE DRY COLD FRONT PASSES THE FIRE LATE FRIDAY. IT WILL STAY DRY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER.


.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGH CLOUDS (40-60
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
  MAX HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH BECOMING LOCAL
                      DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2200.

.TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS UNTIL 1000
                      BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 40 MPH.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.BROKE.01/SLC

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