FNUS75 KSLC 221438
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEAF SMITH CANYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
838 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 BUT WILL NOT REACH NORTHERN UTAH...AND THE BURN
SITE...UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP
TONIGHT WILL BEGIN WITH LITTLE PRECIPITATION BUT BECOME MORE
LIKELY TO PRODUCE WETTING RAINS ON 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.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
  MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                      BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.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.....76-80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                      LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...NICK FOWLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090822.DEAFS.01/SLC

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