FNUS75 KSLC 181348
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL FLAT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
748 AM MDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION DURING
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...LEADING TO WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TO
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE
HIGHER TERRAIN EACH AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE
NEAR THESE STORMS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN FROM THE WEST
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO
BE NEARING THE FIRE SITE DURING THE LATE EVENING ON SUNDAY. THE
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE SUNDAY EVENING WILL BRING A WIND SHIFT
TO NORTHERLY ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......560.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE FLOW 3-6 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE
                      DURING THE MID MORNING.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........56-60 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......680.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE DURING
                      THE MID MORNING. WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10
                      MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...ROGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...SUWYN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090918.MILLF.01/SLC

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