FNUS75 KSLC 031522
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE FORK WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
922 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 WITH WINDS DICTATED BY LOCAL 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 (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.....81-83.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS
                      POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP WINDS
                      SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
  MAX HUMIDITY........37-39 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE 5 TO 15 MPH DURING THE EARLY
                      EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH
                      OVERNIGHT. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE
                      NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                      ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 TO
                      15 MPH BY MID MORNING. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS
                      POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP WINDS
                      SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.



FORECASTER...ROGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...ALLAN HEPWORTH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090803.LAKEF.01/SLC

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