FNUS75 KSLC 311807
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1207 PM 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 WEST-
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. WEST-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 (35-45 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      UP TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
  MAX HUMIDITY........41-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      UP TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...FREMONT RIVER WFMU
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090831.SOLOM.01/SLC

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