FNUS75 KSLC 082010
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BROKEN RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
210 PM MDT SAT AUG 8 2009

.DISCUSSION...A COOL PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY TAKE
HOLD...RESULTING IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND AT THE SITE.
WINDS WILL REMAIN PREDOMINANTLY WESTERLY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...AND WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DRIVEN BY SLOPE FLOWS
SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH BUILDS INTO THE
REGION. ANY CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LOOKS TO HOLD OFF UNTIL
LATE IN THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                      POSSIBLE.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........37-40 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST 4-9 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH AFTER 2000.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......540.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH AFTER 1100.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...WEST ZONE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.BROKE.01/SLC

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