FNUS75 KSLC 101446
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
846 AM MDT MON AUG 10 2009

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RESIDE ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY...RESULTING IN A WARMING AND DRYING
TREND. AS THE AIRMASS CONTINUES TO DRY OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY
MAY BECOME INCREASINGLY POOR. WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT AND DRIVEN BY SLOPE FLOWS. BY WEDNESDAY
THIS HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST INTO COLORADO...ALLOWING A LIGHT
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE BURN AREA. THIS FLOW
WILL HELP TO PULL SOME HIGH BASED MOISTURE INTO THE AREA LATE
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......800.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST/DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING
                      EAST/UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 1000.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
  MAX HUMIDITY........31-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST/DOWNSLOPE 4-9 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......450.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST/DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING
                      EAST/UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 1000.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...NELS RASMUSSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090810.AMOSC.01/SLC

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