FNUS75 KSLC 011405
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEAM ENGINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
805 AM MDT TUE SEP 1 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND
CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...RESULTING IN GENERALLY
LIGHT WINDS WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY RETURN
TO THE AREA BEGINNING TOMORROW...ALLOWING ISOLATED AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE SITE. MIXING
WILL BE EXCELLENT TODAY BUT WILL DECREASE SOME TOMORROW AS THE
HIGH BECOMES STRONGER. THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT EAST DURING
THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
  MAX HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......600.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 3-7 MPH.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...FOREST SERVICE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090901.STEAM.01/SLC

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