FNUS75 KSLC 291857
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE HORSE SHOE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1257 PM MDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY...AND INTO WESTERN IDAHO SUNDAY.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM TODAY...WITH
EVEN STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED TOMORROW. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE FIRE
SITE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. THE PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE
AREA MONDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND IT FOR
TUESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
  MAX HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                      10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090829.LITTL.01/SLC

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