FNUS75 KSLC 031650
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1050 AM MDT THU SEP 3 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT ACROSS THE AREA WILL DRIFT TO THE
EAST OF UTAH BY SATURDAY. MID-LEVEL MOISTURE OVER WESTERN UTAH THIS
MORNING WILL REACH THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON. A THREAT OF
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATER IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH AN
INCREASED THREAT ON FRIDAY. GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THROUGH
FRIDAY...THEN INCREASING WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......600.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) WITH
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 1400...THEN
                      PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) WITH
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...GUSTS TO 12
                      MPH AFTER 1400.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      2100...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........59-61 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......500.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 TO MPH UNTIL 1000 THEN
                      WEST SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1000.

FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Russ Ivie
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090903.SOLOM.01/SLC

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