FNUS75 KSLC 071346
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIE FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
746 AM MDT MON SEP 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT IS SLOWLY MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE
STATE. BECAUSE THIS IS A RATHER WEAK FRONT...WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN
DRIVEN THIS MORNING...BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS A DRY
FRONT...WITH NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL. HOWEVER...ENOUGH MOISTURE
REMAINS THAT AFTERNOON CONVECTION IS A POSSIBILITY TODAY AND
TOMORROW. A WARMING...DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED MIDWEEK AS A RIDGE
BUILDS INTO THE AREA.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
  MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH THIS MORNING.
                      THIS AFTERNOON...VALLEY WINDS
                      SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH.
                      RIDGETOP WINDS WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      UP TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........44-46 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......990.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST 5-10 MPH.
                      RIDGETOP WINDS WEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                      20 MPH.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER JOHNSTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090907.TIEFO.02/SLC

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