FNUS75 KSLC 301746
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAW MILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1146 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 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 SOMEWHAT WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE AREA TUESDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                      TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                      DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
  MAX HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 15 MPH
                      OVERNIGHT.
  RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                      15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
  RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.



FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...SARAH KRUGER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090830.SAWMI.01/SLC

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