FNUS75 KSLC 071219
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SETTLEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
619 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...THE STRONG DRY COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH
LAST EVENING HAS LEFT AN UNSEASONABLY COOL AIRMASS OVER THE SITE THIS
MORNING. THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STILL SIT BACK ACROSS
SOUTHWEST IDAHO EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS PORTION OF THE STORM WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING EVEN COOLER AIR TO THE SITE FOR LATE
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP OVER/NEAR THE SITE THIS
EVENING...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN A WARMING TREND SUNDAY...WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES
AND LOWERING RH VALUES EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      1400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                      NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH AFTER 0900.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...
                      ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........88-91 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22
                      MPH UNTIL 0300. WINDS DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER
                      0300.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......800.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) WITH
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS UNTIL NOON. BECOMING PARTLY
                      CLOUD (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) WITH ISOLATED
                      SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
  MIN HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
                      MPH AFTER 1000.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...BLOODWORTH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.SETTL.01/SLC

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