FNUS75 KSLC 171725
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK RIDGE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1125 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2009

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE CIRCULATION IS CENTERED NEAR GALLUP
NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING AND SHIFTING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST.
MOIST UNSTABLE AIR IS EXPECTED TO CIRCULATE AROUND THIS LOW FROM
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST AND MOVE INTO THE BUCK RIDGE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WHERE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE
BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE .02 TO .05 PRECIPITATION.
THE LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE VERY LITTLE BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS IS
POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......670.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
  MIN HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH...BY 1300 HOURS SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6
 MPH GUST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
  MAX HUMIDITY........94-96 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......580.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
  MIN HUMIDITY........50-52 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      SOUTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE JENKINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090917.BUCKR.01/SLC

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