FNUS75 KSLC 221400
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
800 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 WILL REACH THE BURN SITE LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. ONLY A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS POSSIBLE TODAY...INCREASING TONIGHT AS
THE MOISTURE FILTERS INTO CENTRAL UTAH. WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOP...A FAIRLY GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. OUTSIDE OF NORMAL DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS...WINDS WILL BE
SOUTHERLY AND NOT VERY STRONG...STAYING IN THE 5 TO 10 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......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 6000 FEET...92.
                      AT 8400 FEET...80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........AT 6000 FEET...16-18 PERCENT.
                      AT 8400 FEET...24-28 PERCENT
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH TURNING SOUTHERLY 5 TO 10 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....AT 6000 FEET...48-52.
                      AT 8400 FEET...40-45.
  MAX HUMIDITY........AT 6000 FEET...60-70 PERCENT.
                      AT 8400 FEET...70-80 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 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 6000 FEET...78-82
                      AT 8400 FEET...63-65.
  MIN HUMIDITY........AT 6000 FEET...36-42 PERCENT.
                      AT 8400 FEET...55-57 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CHURCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090822.LAKEF.01/SLC

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