FNUS75 KSLC 141428
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG POLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
828 AM MDT FRI AUG 14 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRE SITE WILL SEE DRIER AND WINDY CONDITIONS
TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. THE FRONT WILL
PASS THROUGH THE FIRE SITE AROUND MIDNIGHT...RESULTING IN A PERIOD
OF STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT...EXPECT MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WITH HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES. SOME SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AS
THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                      SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                      TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
  MAX HUMIDITY........53-57 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING
                      NORTHWEST 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......710.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
  MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 10-20 MPH.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ZIMMERMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090814.BIGPO.01/SLC

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