FNUS75 KSLC 021657
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1057 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND. MID-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY
INCREASE EACH DAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE SITE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP.
MAINLY TERRAIN- DRIVEN DIURNAL WIND SHIFTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......940.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........52-54 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                      SUNSET.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......590.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                      UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1000.



FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS COLT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090902.SOLOM.01/SLC

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