FNUS75 KSLC 162004
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
204 PM MDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSEASONABLY COOL AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY. A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE
PASSING TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO RE-ENFORCE
WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM EXPECTED MONDAY. ASIDE FROM AN INCREASE
IN WEST WINDS LITTLE IF ANY IMPACT IS EXPECTED WITH THESE
SYSTEMS AT THE BURN SITE. OTHERWISE A NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING
WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SLOW WARMING TREND WITH OTHERWISE
DRY CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DOMINATED BY
SLOPE FLOWS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE
LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AS TEMPERATURES RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                      MPH...BECOMING WEST AFTER 1500.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
  MAX HUMIDITY........67-70 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST 5-10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-12
                      MPH AFTER 1400.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON JOHNSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090816.SOLOM.01/SLC

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