FNUS75 KSLC 121754
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1154 AM MDT WED AUG 12 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK BEFORE SHIFTING EAST. MOISTURE ROTATING AROUND THE HIGH
HAS SURGED INTO THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE OVERNIGHT
AND HAS BROUGHT WITH IT A THREAT FOR ISOLATED SHOWER
AND STORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE VICINITY SOLOMON TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT. BRIEF AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AND DRY LIGHTNING ARE
CONCERNS WITH ANY PASSING STORM THIS AFTERNOON. OUTSIDE OF
STORM WIND POTENTIAL...TYPICAL DIURNAL SLOPE FLOW WILL
DOMINATE THE SITE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MOISTURE TRENDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY INCREASING THE
AREAL EXTENT OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THROUGH THE DAY. THAT
SAID...BONE DRY LOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ALLOWING
GUSTY ERRATIC WIND AND ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES
TO CONTINUE. THE APPROACH OF YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT OVER
NORTHERN UTAH WILL SHUNT MOISTURE EAST FRIDAY INCREASING
DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW LOCALLY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED LIGHT LIGHT SHOWERS AND  DRY
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........48-50 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE
                      3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 10 PM.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                      WIDELY SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                      WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 9 AM.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...FREMONT RIVER WFMU
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090812.SOLOM.01/SLC

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