FNUS75 KSLC 071645
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELECTRIC LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1045 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. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY REMAIN
NORTH AND WEST OF THE BURN SITE...ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. GUSTY WEST-SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE COLD FRONT WILL BE
REINFORCED AND WILL LEAD TO GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THIS
EVENING AND AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR WINDS/RH MAINLY FOR THE VALLEYS EAST OF THE BURN
SITE...BUT NOT FOR THE BURN SITE ITSELF.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
  MAX HUMIDITY........62-65 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                      SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                      MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
  MIN HUMIDITY........33-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                      10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...PHIL DENDEL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.ELECT.01/SLC

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