FNUS75 KSLC 041605
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1004 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 BEGINNING LATE
THIS MORNING...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 INCREASE LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS UNTIL 1100...THEN SCATTERED
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1100...BECOMING
                      WEST SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1100.
                      GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH SHOWERS/STORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...THEN A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
  MAX HUMIDITY........53-55 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 2100
                     ...BECOMING 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2100.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1000...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                      UNTIL 1000...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1000.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...
                      INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      22 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...RIFC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090904.SOLOM.01/SLC

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