FNUS75 KSLC 121808
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLOMON BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1207 PM MDT SAT SEP 12 2009

.DISCUSSION...RESIDUAL MOISTURE ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH WILL SPAWN
BUILDUPS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH A FEW SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE OVER/NEAR THE SITE THIS AFTERNOON. A NEW LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL APPROACH UTAH FROM THE WEST...BRINGING A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. COOLER
TEMPERATURES...HIGHER RH VALUES AND A GREATER THREAT OF WETTING RAINS
IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTERS OVER UTAH
TUESDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......840.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      1300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER) WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........33-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 22 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      2000.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........58-60 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING
                      SOUTH SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH AFTER 0200.


.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
  MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH...GUSTS TO 26 MPH.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Brandon Johnson
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090912.SOLOM.01/SLC

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