FNUS75 KSLC 041138
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAIL RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
538 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS BELOW 7500 FEET...

.DISCUSSION...THE LARGE STORM SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST HAS
TAPPED MAINLY HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD IT
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REACH
SOUTHWEST UTAH THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN ACROSS YOUR AREA WEDNESDAY
FOR A THREAT OF MAINLY HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS UP THROUGH ABOUT
1500 THEN BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
BUT WILL NOT REACH THEIR STRONGEST LEVELS UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON
EVENING WHEN GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG
SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY.

NOTE...FORECAST FOR 8500 FT TO MATCH HORSE RIDGE...

.TODAY...
 LAL.................1.
 HAINES INDEX........6..HIGH.
 CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
 SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
 MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81.
 MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
 WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                     10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
  MAX HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                      DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1000...THEN 2 UNTIL 1500 AND 3 AFTER
                      1500.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                      THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SCATTERED
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                      TO 15-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...BILL HAYES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.TRAIL.01/SLC

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