FNUS75 KSLC 050257
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SCOFIELD RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
857 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST TOWARDS COLORADO OVER
THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY OVER THE
SOUTHERN SIERRAS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE STATE LATE MORNING
SATURDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ADEQUATE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE FOR INCREASED COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE
MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS AT SCOFIELD WEST. INCREASING SOUTHWEST
WINDS ALOFT ARE STILL ON TAP FOR THE WEEKEND...AND LOOK TO MIX DOWN
TO THE WILDFIRE SITE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY APPROACHING
40 MPH DURING PEAK HEATING. HUMIDITY TRENDS WILL DECREASE AS WINDS
INCREASE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...THEN A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
  MAX HUMIDITY........43-45 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON...THEN A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
  MIN HUMIDITY........31-33 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                      15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
  MIN HUMIDITY........35-37 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25
                      MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...MIFC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090904.WESTS.01/SLC

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