FNUS75 KSLC 010104
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEAM ENGINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
704 PM MDT MON AUG 31 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...TYPICAL LATE SUMMER PATTERN. RIDGE OVER THE AREA
WITH A WEAK SYSTEM DRIFTING BY TO THE NORTH. THIS SYSTEM WILL
EJECT TONIGHT AND THE ONLY REAL AFFECT ON THE BURN SITE WILL BE
ENHANCES SOUTHWEST WINDS. THESE WILL DISSIPATE LATER THIS EVENING
AND ALLOW NORMAL DRAINAGE PATTERNS TO SET UP. THIS WILL REMAIN THE
CASE THROUGH THE WEEK AS RIDGE ESTABLISHES ITSELF OVER THE FIRE
DISTRICT. SHOULD SEE A SLOW INCREASE IN MOISTURE ACROSS THE SOUTH
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY WITH ISOLATED CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER
HIGHER TERRAIN. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH THUNDERSTORMS ALSO SLOWLY INCREASING.
MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WITH WETTING RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE
FOR SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
  MAX HUMIDITY........45-47 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......530.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
  MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...FOREST SERVICE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090831.STEAM.01/SLC

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