FNUS75 KSLC 311733
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAW MILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1133 AM MDT MON AUG 31 2009

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN IDAHO
TODAY AND EXITING THE REGION TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
MOVED THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH OVERNIGHT...BUT STALLED NEAR
PROVO...KEEPING THE SOUTHERN HALF OF UTAH IN A GUSTY
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN THROUGH TONIGHT
AND THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE A BIT TOMORROW AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK...CREATING LIGHTER AND PRIMARILY TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS BEYOND TUESDAY. TUESDAY AND ONWARD THERE WILL ALSO BE A
SLIGHT INCREASE IN AFTERNOON CLOUD AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO
                      10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                      35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
  MAX HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...RIFC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090831.SAWMI.01/SLC

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