FNUS75 KSLC 221332
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
732 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 INTO TOMORROW. HENCE...WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP
TODAY...A FAIRLY GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
OUTSIDE OF NORMAL DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY
AND NO 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 4.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........35-37 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
  MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      WEST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO
                      THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...CHET HATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090822.BRIDG.01/SLC

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