FNUS75 KSLC 301827
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1227 PM MDT SUN AUG 30 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS EASTERN
OREGON WILL SLOWLY PUSH EASTWARD TODAY ACROSS SOUTHERN IDAHO.
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS A
LARGE PORTION OF UTAH INCLUDING THE FIRE SITE. THE DISTURBANCE
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST MONDAY...NEARING
JACKSON WYOMING BY MONDAY EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER
DAY OF WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN
BUILD INTO THE AREA TUESDAY.

***NOTE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY WILL BE UPGRADED WITH
THE AFTERNOON FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST***

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........37-39 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING
                      TO 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                      15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090830.BRIDG.01/SLC

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