FNUS75 KSLC 041627
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1027 AM MDT FRI SEP 4 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER UTAH WILL MOVE EAST INTO
COLORADO ON SATURDAY. MOISTURE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL RESULT IN HIGHER TERRAIN SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
...WITH SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AGAIN ON SATURDAY. WINDS
TODAY WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN...THOUGH SHOWERS/STORMS WILL CREATE
LOCAL ERRATIC WIND CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. INCREASING
SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT THIS WEEKEND WILL RESULT IN BREEZY
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY. DRIER AIR WILL ALSO
MOVE INTO THE FIRE SITE AS THE WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE SUNDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......900.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER 1300.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                      WINDS WITH SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      2200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER) WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........44-46 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                      EAST SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2000.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 1200 THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                      UNTIL 1200...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                      8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH DURING THE
                      AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Karen Feary
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090904.LAKEF.01/SLC

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