FNUS75 KSLC 221455
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAW MILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
855 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. THIS MOISTURE WILL NOT REACH THE
FIRE SITE UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING. WATER IN THE ATMOSPHERE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PRECIPITATION IS INCREASING FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY AND INTO TOMORROW. MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORM WILL
INITIALLY BE THE NORM THIS EVENING...WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING
RAINS POSSIBLE OVER NIGHT AND INTO 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......970.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 5800 FEET...90-92.
                      AT 9000 FEET...77-80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........AT 5800 FEET...17-19 PERCENT.
                      AT 9000 FEET...30-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....AT 5800 FEET...62-66.
                      AT 9000 FEET...54-56.
  MAX HUMIDITY........AT 5800 FEET...40-50 PERCENT.
                      AT 9000 FEET...68-72 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                      LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 15
                      MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.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 5800 FEET...82-86.
                      AT 9000 FEET...67-70.
  MIN HUMIDITY........AT 5800 FEET...32-38 PERCENT.
                      AT 9000 FEET...44-48 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTH 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...NELS RASMUSSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090822.SAWMI.01/SLC

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