FNUS75 KSLC 111435
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
835 AM MDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARMING CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE DURING
THE MID WEEK UNDER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY BEFORE INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH LATER
DURING THE WORK WEEK. HIGH BASED MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING
TODAY AND TOMORROW...PAVING THE WAY FOR AN ISOLATED DRY
THUNDERSTORM OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BETTER COVERAGE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE THIS WORK WEEK AS
MOISTURE BECOMES DEEPER ACROSS THE REGION.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......520.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH
                      AFTER 1000.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
  MAX HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 4-9 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 EARLY...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A 15 PERCENT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                      DURING THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH
                      AFTER 1000. RIDGETOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...ROGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...NELS RASMUSSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090811.AMOSC.01/SLC

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