FNUS75 KSLC 061750
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1150 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST AND SETTLE INTO EXTREME NORTHERN UTAH BY EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL SERVE TO
MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE SITE THROUGH
MONDAY. THE REMNANT OF THE FRONT WILL SETTLE INTO CENTRAL UTAH
TUESDAY...MAINTAINING MODERATE WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE FIRE
SITE MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY.

DRIER AIR HAS WORKED INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. ENOUGH RESIDUAL
MOISTURE WILL EXIST ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH TO PRODUCE CUMULUS BUILDUPS
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON. FURTHER DRYING OF THE AIRMASS
WILL LEAD TO LESS CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT AND LITTLE OR NO SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TUESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL SETTLE
OVER THE INTERIOR WEST MIDWEEK. UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE HEADING INTO THE LATTER HALF OF
THE WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........36-38 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28
                      MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
  MAX HUMIDITY........67-69 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS TO 28
                      MPH UNTIL 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS
                      TO 28 MPH AFTER 1200.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...RIFC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090906.SOLOM.01/SLC

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