FNUS75 KSLC 280042
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUIN POINT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
642 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

.DISCUSSION...STABLE HIGH PRESSURE HAS SETTLED OVER THE
REGION...LEADING TO WARM TEMPERATURES AND PRIMARILY LIGHT TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS. LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY FREE AIR WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
HELP REINFORCE THE NATURAL DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS AT THE FIRE
OVERNIGHT...THOUGH WINDS MAY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES.
SIMILARLY...WINDS MAY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES DURING THE
DAY TOMORROW...THOUGH UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY SHOULD BE THE MOST
PREVALENT WIND DIRECTION.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON
SATURDAY...BUT THE ONLY IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON THE FIRE WILL LIKELY
BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY. STARTING SATURDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE BEGINNING OF
THE WORK WEEK THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE BRIEF GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS AT
THE FIRE.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........42-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......340.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN
                      THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      THEN BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...BRUIN POINT IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090827.BRUIN.01/SLC

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