FNUS75 KSLC 282023
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE HORSE SHOE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
223 PM MDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SLOWLY EASTWARD
TODAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. A PACIFIC SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN
REGION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP TO INCREASE
WINDS SATURDAY...WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION ON MONDAY...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLING BACK INTO THE AREA TUESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......550.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
  MAX HUMIDITY........34-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.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.....76-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                      UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1000.
                      NEAR RIDGETOPS...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
                      5 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1100.



FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090828.LITTL.01/SLC

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