FNUS75 KSLC 191403
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
803 AM MDT SAT SEP 19 2009

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TODAY AS AN UPSTREAM
CONTINUES TO TRACK TOWARD THE FIRE DISTRICT. THE AIRMASS OVER THE
AREA WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE AS THE DAY GOES ON AND REMAIN SO
THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPSTREAM
SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE FIRE SITE. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP TODAY ALONG WITH MILDLY INCREASING
SOUTHWEST WINDS. AIRMASS WILL BEGIN TO DRY LATER SUNDAY BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT WITH WINDS TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......720.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
  CWR.................20 PERCENT
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........62-66 PERCENT.
  CWR.................20 PERCENT
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                      15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
  MIN HUMIDITY........35-37 PERCENT.
  CWR.................10 PERCENT
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                      TO THE NORTHWEST 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CHURCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090919.LAKEF.01/SLC

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