FNUS75 KSLC 141330
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIE FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
730 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 THROUGH
TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS. WINDS AT THE SURFACE SHOULD PREVAIL OUT OF THE
SOUTH...HOWEVER WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DOMINATED BY OUTFLOW
FROM PASSING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED 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.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 5.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  CWR.................70 PERCENT
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........57-60 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH 6-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH DURING THE
                      AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................5.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-51.
  MAX HUMIDITY........95-98 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH 6-12 MPH BECOMING EAST/DOWNSLOPE
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................5.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
  MIN HUMIDITY........50-53 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH 5-10 MPH.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER JOHNSTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090914.TIEFO.01/SLC

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