FNUS75 KSLC 071434
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG POLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
833 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. A DRY AIRMASS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO
INCREASING MOISTURE AS THE CORE OF THE UPPER LOW APPROACHES THE
AREA. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN AN INCREASING CHANCE OF
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT AT THE BURN
SITE. HOWEVER...THE COLD FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED AND THE RESULTING
TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO INCREASED NORTHWEST
WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 14
                      TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH AFTER 1600.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. SCATTERED
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........67-70 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28
                      MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                      ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                      SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.BIGPO.01/SLC

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