FNUS75 KSLC 221421
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMOS CANYON WFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
821 AM MDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE AXIS HAS PULLED EAST OF THE FIRE DISTRICT
OPENING UTAH UP TO A MODERATE INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST WINDS AND A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN MOISTURE. WATER IN THE ATMOSPHERE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING PRECIPITATION IS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY
AND SHOULD REACH THE FIRE SITE LATER THIS EVENING. WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY...A SMALL CHANCE OF WETTING
RAINS IS ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY INCREASING THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY.
OUTSIDE OF NORMAL DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY
AND NOT VERY STRONG...STAYING IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE TODAY AND
SUNDAY WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......950.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 6200 FEET...90-93.
                      AT 9000 FEET...78-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........AT 6200 FEET...18-20 PERCENT.
                      AT 9000 FEET...28-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....AT 6200 FEET...64-68.
                      AT 9000 FEET...52-56.
  MAX HUMIDITY........AT 6200 FEET...45-52 PERCENT.
                      AT 9000 FEET...70-72 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                      IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 6200 FEET...84-88.
                      AT 9000 FEET...68-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........AT 6200 FEET...30-35 PERCENT.
                      AT 9000 FEET...44-48 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                      SOUTH 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...CODY CUMMINGS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090822.AMOSC.01/SLC

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