FNUS75 KSLC 211601 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR SAW MILL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1000 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED OVER UTAH WILL PRODUCE VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS TODAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST EARLY THIS WEEKEND. MOISTURE POOLED WELL SOUTH OF UTAH WILL BE DRAWN RAPIDLY NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL UTAH BY SATURDAY. AN INCREASING THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH WETTING RAINS WILL EXIST FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND LOWER AND RH VALUES HIGHER SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......480. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87. MIN HUMIDITY........9-11 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1100. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57. MAX HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2100. .OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......990. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL 1000...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83. MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 1000. FORECASTER...CONGER REQUESTED BY...Richfield Dispatch REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090821.SAWMI.01/SLC $$