FNUS75 KSLC 141343
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
734 AM MDT MON SEP 14 2009

.DISCUSSION....A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
GREAT BASIN TODAY...AND LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
BETWEEN 1400 AND 1600 MDT AS A MID LEVEL TROUGH SWEEPS NORTHEAST
ACROSS YOUR AREA AND AGAIN OVER NIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. WINDS AT THE SURFACE SHOULD PREVAIL
OUT OF THE SOUTH TODAY...MAXIMIZING JUST AHEAD OF THE MID LEVEL
TROUGH ...HOWEVER WINDS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DOMINATED BY
OUTFLOW FROM PASSING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY AS THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LINGERS OVER THE
REGION...BEFORE A DRIER WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS FOR THE LATTER HALF
OF THE WEEK. CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS THROUGH THE PERIOD IS 80
PERCENT.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 5.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
  MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................5.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
  MAX HUMIDITY........86-88 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................5.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                      IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                      AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CHURCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090914.LAKEF.01/SLC

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