FNUS75 KSLC 062202
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
402 PM MDT SUN SEP 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL SETTLE INTO EXTREME NORTHERN UTAH
BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THEN DRIFT SOUTH INTO CENTRAL UTAH TUESDAY
MORNING. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL ENHANCE SOUTH WINDS
OUT AHEAD OF THE SURFACE FRONT MONDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY LESS WINDS ON
TUESDAY. RESIDUAL MOISTURE HAS GENERATED CUMULUS BUILDUPS...WITH ONLY
ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN OVERNIGHT...REDUCING THE THREAT FOR
PRECIPITATION EARLY IN THE COMING WEEK. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT
WILL SETTLE OVER THE INTERIOR WEST MIDWEEK. UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE DURING
THE MIDDLE TO LATTER PORTION OF THE WEEK.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL 1900...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      1900. BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER ATER 2100).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-61 VALLEY...53-56 RIDGELINE.
  MAX HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT VALLEY...57-59 PERCENT RIDGELINE.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      16 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                      2000.
  WINDS - RIDGELINE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22
                      MPH.

.MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88 VALLEY...78-80 RIDGELINE.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT VALLEY...26-28 PERCENT RIDGELINE.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...GUSTS TO 16
                      MPH.
  WINDS - RIDGELINE...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...GUSTS TO
                      22 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85 VALLEY...76-78 RIDGELINE.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT VALLEY...26-28 PERCENT RIDGELINE.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                      NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DURING THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  WINDS - RIDGELINE...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.EXTENDED OUTLOOK...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE AREA...PRODUCING
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW RH VALUES...AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS.


FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Gayle Sorenson FBAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090906.SAWMI.01/SLC

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