FNUS75 KSLC 291753
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1153 AM 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.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........35-37 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 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 (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS
                      WILL BE LIGHTER IN PROTECTED AREAS.



FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...RICHFIELD DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090829.SOLOM.01/SLC

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