FNUS75 KSLC 032127
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
326 PM MDT THU SEP 3 2009

.DISCUSSION...THE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT ACROSS UTAH WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FRIDAY...THEN WORK EAST OF THE STATE SATURDAY. MOISTURE
EMBEDDED WITHIN THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON/EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER/NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL FORM OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL FORCE
THIS ACTIVITY TO MOVE OFF THE TERRAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS.

VALLEY/SLOPE WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY UPSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE THROUGH
SATURDAY. RIDGELINE WINDS WILL LIKELY FEEL THE INFLUENCE OF
INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT SATURDAY...BECOMING STRONGER SUNDAY.
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS OVER/NEAR THE SITE WILL CREATE GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......800.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
  WINDS - RIDGELINE...NORTH NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
                      WINDS GUSTS TO 35 MPH WITH ERRATIC DIRECTIONS
                      DUE TO SHOWERS/STORMS MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS.
.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER) WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
  MAX HUMIDITY........55-58 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                      5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 2000.
  WINDS - RIDGELINE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
                      WINDS GUSTS TO 30 MPH WITH ERRATIC DIRECTIONS
                      DUE TO SHOWERS/STORMS MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......900.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1100.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0900...
                      THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WINDS BECOMING EAST
                      NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH BY 1100.
  WINDS - RIDGELINE...SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
                      WINDS GUSTS TO 35 MPH WITH ERRATIC DIRECTIONS
                      DUE TO SHOWERS/STORMS MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...GAYLE SORENSON FBAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090903.SAWMI.01/SLC

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