FNUS75 KSLC 061556
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
956 AM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AT THE
FIRE SITE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT. THE INITIAL PUSH
OF COLD AIR WITH THIS FRONT WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING...RESULTING IN NOTICEABLY COOLER MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
TOMORROW. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO DECREASE...BUT A
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL LATE TOMORROW/EARLY
SATURDAY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD
REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL DISSIPATE BY THE EVENING HOURS
AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN AHEAD OF THE FRONT. BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...ENOUGH ADDITIONAL MOISTURE SHOULD MOVE BACK IN TO
RESULT IN SOME ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...70-74 AT HIGHEST
                      ELEVATIONS.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...30-35 AT
                      HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO
                      30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-66 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...50-54 AT HIGHEST
                      ELEVATIONS.
  MAX HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...44-48 PERCENT
                      AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 8-12 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...62-66 AT HIGHEST
                      ELEVATIONS.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...28-32 PERCENT
                      AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                      SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...RICHFIELD DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.AMOSC.01/SLC

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