FNUS75 KSLC 130352
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR OTTER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
952 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2009

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA AND WILL
CONTINUE TO PULL MOISTURE INTO THE FIRE DISTRICT THROUGH FRIDAY.
EXPECT PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT AS MOISTURE HAS NOT REACHED THE
NORTHERN EXTREMITIES OF THE STATE. THIS WILL CHANGE TOMORROW AND
CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE FIRE SITE. SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL PICK UP TOMORROW AND THEN INCREASE CONSIDERABLY FRIDAY AS A
COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM MOVE TOWARD THE DISTRICT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
  MAX HUMIDITY........34-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
                      MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                      10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                      INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...IC JAMIE HILL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090812.OTTER.01/SLC

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