FNUS75 KSLC 061405
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIE FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
755 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION TODAY. THIS WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
INTO NORTHERN UTAH TODAY.  THE APPROACH OF THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT
IN GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE FIRE TODAY.  RESIDUAL
MOISTURE IN THE AREA WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE SITE PRIMARILY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.  ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF
ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. A COOLING TREND IS
EXPECTED FOR THE EARLY PORTION OF THE WEEK WITH A DECREASING THREAT
OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
                      20 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15
                      TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING
                      DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
  MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING
                      TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER JOHNSTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090906.TIEFO.02/SLC

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