FNUS75 KSLC 051148
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAIL RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
548 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR AREAS BELOW 7000 FT IN
YOUR AREA...

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE HAS INCREASED A LITTLE SINCE YESTERDAY BUT
STILL NOT VERY IMPRESSIVE. THE LOW LEVELS REMAIN QUITE DRY SO ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM TODAY WILL MOST LIKELY BE DRY. THE BIG
STORM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INLAND THURSDAY AND
ACROSS UTAH ON FRIDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM THE WINDS WILL
INCREASE DRAMATICALLY ON THURSDAY WITH WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NEAR 50 MPH THURSDAY EVENING. MOISTURE
WILL INCREASE OVER EASTERN UTAH THURSDAY MORNING AND YOU WILL BE
ON THE BORDER OF THE DEEPER MOISTURE TO THE EAST AND DRIER AIR
COMING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THEREFORE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MIDDAY THURSDAY BEFORE DRYING MOVES IN
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      20-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
  MAX HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                      MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                      LATE IN THE DAY.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GAMBLE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.TRAIL.01/SLC

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