FNUS75 KSLC 252257
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAW MILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
457 PM MDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS IS CURRENTLY MOVING
OVERHEAD AND WILL BE TO YOUR EAST BY TONIGHT. GRADUAL DRYING IS
TAKING PLACE BEHIND THIS TROUGH AXIS AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN. ENOUGH RESIDUAL LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN INTO
WEDNESDAY FOR A FEW CUMULUS BUILD UPS BUT DON'T ANTICIPATE AND
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. UNDER THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WHICH
WILL BE IN PLACE INTO THIS WEEKEND LOOK FOR DRY AND WARMING
CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THIS PERIOD.

***NOTE: FORECAST VALID FOR 6300 FT ELEVATION***

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2000 MDT...THEN CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
  MAX HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                      NORTHEAST AT 2-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......650.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE AT
                      5-8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......340.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...NONI DALTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090825.SAWMI.01/SLC

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