FNUS75 KSLC 051418
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIE FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
818 AM MDT SAT SEP 5 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS SHIFTING EAST OF THE AREA
TODAY...ALLOWING SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE FIRE SITE.
THIS HAS BROUGHT MOISTURE UP FROM ARIZONA...AND ENOUGH INSTABILITY
REMAINS IN PLACE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING
THE DAY...LINGERING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME STRENGTHENING
OF WINDS IS EXPECTED TODAY...BUT THEY COULD BECOME BREEZY TOMORROW
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL BRING COOLER
AIR AND DRIER CONDITIONS FOR MONDAY. EXCELLENT MIXING IS EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
  MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                      POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
  MAX HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                      POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
                      GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY
                      THUNDERSTORMS.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...DARON REYNOLDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090905.TIEFO.01/SLC

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