FNUS75 KSLC 141450
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
850 AM MDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRE SITE WILL SEE INCREASING WINDS AND DRYING
CONDITIONS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AFTERNOON
CONVECTION IS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN...BUT SHOULD NOT BE AS
WIDESPREAD AS YESTERDAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE SITE
DURING THE EARLY MORNING...BRINGING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
INCREASING RH VALUES.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5-10 MPH
                      INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                      GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
  MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. WEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 35 MPH DECREASING TO 8-12 MPH EARLY IN
                      THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
  MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                      IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...HAL STEVENS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090814.LAKEF.01/SLC

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