FNUS75 KSLC 292344
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUICHAPA SHOOT RANGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
544 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MUCH OF
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS WILL
ALSO RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING UNTIL
RH FINALLY RECOVERS ABOVE 15 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT AS MOISTURE
SLOWLY MOVES NORTH INTO THE AREA. A SMALL THREAT OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS MOISTURE OVERNIGHT.

THIS FRONT  IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
SWITCHING THE WINDS TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND USHERING IN MUCH
COOLER AIR. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE
DAY WEDNESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. MUCH OF THE
PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE NORTH
OF THE AREA WITH ONLY A SMALL THREAT OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY. AS
THIS SYSTEM MOVES EAST ON THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS SHOULD REMAIN
SUFFICIENT TO KEEP CLEARING INDICES ABOVE 500. HIGH PRESSURE ON
FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO ALLOW FOR STABLE CONDITIONS WITH POOR
VENTILATION.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
  MAX HUMIDITY........33-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN
                      THE NIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
  MIN HUMIDITY........25-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                      20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER 1100.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......600.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........31-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH-NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...RYAN RIDDLE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090930.QUICH.01/SLC

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