FNUS75 KSLC 202242
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEAF SMITH CANYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
442 PM MDT THU AUG 20 2009

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN ACROSS NORTHERN
UTAH THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HOT TEMPERATURES...LOW RH VALUES AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL EXIST THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL DRIFT EAST INTO COLORADO THIS WEEKEND. INCREASING SOUTHERLY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING SATURDAY. MOISTURE CURRENTLY WELL SOUTH
OF UTAH WILL FOLLOW LATER IN THE WEEKEND...REACHING NORTHERN UTAH
LATE SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE SUNDAY THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY...WITH WETTING RAINS POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
  MAX HUMIDITY........41-43 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...SHIFTING
                      EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2100.
.FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......490.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING
                      WEST NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 0900.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1600...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......670.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      1000...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                      1600.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                      BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 18 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...NICK FOWLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090820.DEAFS.01/SLC

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