FNUS75 KSLC 301430
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
830 AM MDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.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 LAKE FORK PEAK AREA. 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...ALTHOUGH THE INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN SUNDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE AREA TUESDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1000.
  RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                      10 TO 20 MPH AFTER 1000 FURTHER INCREASING
                      TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........38-40 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE AT TIMES
                      OVERNIGHT.
  RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      WEST 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLY 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST
                      5 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1000.
  RIDGETOP WINDS......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING 10 TO 20 MPH
                      AFTER 1100.



FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...COLT MORTENSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090830.LAKEF.01/SLC

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