FNUS75 KSLC 312127
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SCOFIELD-STATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
327 PM MDT MON AUG 31 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
   GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS IDAHO
THIS AFTERNOON...HELPING TO KEEP WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS IN
PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF UTAH. THESE WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN
THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE TOMORROW AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. BECAUSE OF THIS WEAKER FLOW...THE
FIRE MAY ALSO SEE SOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AT TIMES
TOMORROW. 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.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
  MAX HUMIDITY........43-45 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...ADAM HEYDER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090831.WESTS.02/SLC

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