FNUS75 KSLC 071603
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1003 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...A COOLER AIRMASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE
EASTERN GREAT BASIN. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE MOISTURE WILL LIKELY
REMAIN NORTH AND WEST OF THE BURN SITE...ISOLATED
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE COLD
FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED AND THE RESULTING TIGHTENING OF THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-74 NEAR 6500 FT...62-66 NEAR 9000 FT.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-22 PERCENT NEAR 6500 FT...25-29 PERCENT
                      NEAR 6500 FT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
  MAX HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH
                      AFTER 2100.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......960.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67 NEAR 6500 FT...55-59 NEAR 9000 FT.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT NEAR 6500 FT...32-36 PERCENT
                      NEAR 9000 FT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
                      GUSTS TO 20 MPH.


FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...FREEMONT  WFM
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.AMOSC.01/SLC

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