FNUS75 KSLC 131809
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1208 PM MDT THU AUG 13 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL
SHIFT EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES BY TONIGHT. A COLD PACIFIC
TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PRESS EAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES/NORTHERN GREAT BASIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. MOISTURE ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH WILL BE PUSHED OUT OF THE
AREA TONIGHT AS AN INCREASINGLY DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS AHEAD OF
THE APPROACHING TROUGH. A LEADING COLD FRONT WILL REACH NORTHWEST
UTAH LATE FRIDAY...PRODUCING FAIRLY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE
SITE DURING THE DAY. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE FIRE SITE AS A
DRY FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SOMEWHAT HIGHER RH
VALUES WILL FOLLOW THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      1300...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER) WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING
                      10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH AFTER 1300.
                      ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR SHOWERS/STORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL 2200...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING
                      6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 0200.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1000.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                      WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH AFTER
                      1000.

FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Richfield Dispatch
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.SOLOM.01/SLC

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