FNUS75 KSLC 031819
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1219 PM 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.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST 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 (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........45-47 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING...
                      THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF DRY SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING...
                      INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...ROGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...FREEMONT  WFM
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.SOLOM.01/SLC

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