FNUS75 KSLC 141442
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
842 AM MDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRE SITE WILL SEE INCREASING WINDS AND DRIER CONDITIONS TODAY
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ENOUGH MOISTURE REMAINS FOR
SOME AFTERNOON CONVECTION...THOUGH COVERAGE WILL BE LESS THAN
YESTERDAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL UTAH BY SUNRISE
TOMORROW...BRINGING IN A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS AND INCREASING
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                      NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH
                      INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
  MAX HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-30 MPH SHIFTING
                      TO THE WEST 10-20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...MATT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090814.AMOSC.01/SLC

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