FNUS75 KSLC 040207
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
807 PM MDT MON AUG 3 2009

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BE
OVER CENTRAL UTAH THROUGH TUESDAY BRINGING A POTENTIAL FOR WIDELY
SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS
INCREASE WEDNESDAY AND THERE WILL STILL BE A THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS BECOME STRONG THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
AND THE AIRMASS WILL DRY OUT WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY
AND CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE 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........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGH CLOUDS (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........41-43 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING LOCAL DOWNSLOPE
                      AFTER 2200.

.TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                      NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. ERRATIC
                      GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1100. ERRATIC
                      GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...RIFC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.SOLOM.02/SLC

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