FNUS75 KSLC 112048
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PHANTOM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
248 PM MDT FRI SEP 11 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE
FIRE DISTRICT THROUGH SATURDAY. AIRMASS REMAINS MOSTLY DRY AND
STABLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME MOISTURE TO THE EAST OF THE FIRE
SITE. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP SHOULD REMAIN EAST OF THE
BURN. MOISTURE STREAMS NORTHWARD AGAIN SUNDAY AND THIS WILL
INCREASE THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING UPSTREAM WEATHER
SYSTEM. HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO BE ON THE RISE AND REACH SOUTHERN
UTAH AND THE FIRE SITE BEFORE OTHER LOCATIONS. LOW HUMIDITIES
DURING THE DAY TODAY AND SATURDAY SHOULD REBOUND NICELY OVERNIGHT
AND THEN INCREASE CONSIDERABLY ON SUNDAY AND ON INTO THE COMING
WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......360.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........50-52 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......750.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY
                      10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...GREG BARTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090911.PHANT.01/SLC

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