FNUS75 KSLC 201459
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK RIDGE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
859 AM MDT SUN SEP 20 2009

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY ACROSS
NORTHWEST UTAH IS FORECAST TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST TODAY...PASSING THE
FIRE SITE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
RIDGETOP WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
OVERNIGHT...WHILE LIGHTER FLOW IS EXPECTED IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. COOLER...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE MONDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........45-47 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                      AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE MID
                      AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
  MAX HUMIDITY........63-65 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING
                      TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP WINDS 25 TO
                      35 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
  MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
                      RIDGETOP WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.



FORECASTER...ROGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...SQUAD 10-1
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090920.BUCKR.01/SLC

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