FNUS75 KSLC 041544
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
944 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
THE MID WEEK. INCREASING MID LEVEL MOISTURE MAY SUPPORT AN
ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ON THE HIGH TERRAIN THIS
AFTERNOON OR EVENING...THOUGH A BETTER CHANCE EXISTS TOMORROW.
AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES LATER TOMORROW AND
THURSDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AND BECOME VERY GUSTY.
GUSTY AND DRYING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT CROSSES THE REGION.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTY
                      ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
  MAX HUMIDITY........34-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH DURING
                      THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                      OVERNIGHT. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                      THUNDERSTORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
                      GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.



FORECASTER...ROGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...RICHFIELD DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.AMOSC.01/SLC

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