FNUS75 KSLC 221401
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
701 AM MST SUN NOV 22 2009

.DISCUSSION...WEAK SHORT WAVE RIDGE OVER FIRE DISTRICT TODAY. COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT IS
NEVER EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHERN UTAH. THE FIRE SITE SHOULD
EXPERIENCE ENHANCED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AS THE SYSTEM BRUSHES
NORTHERN UTAH. THIS WILL KEEP CLEARING INDEX UP. EVEN THOUGH THE
FRONT WILL NOT PUSH THROUGH THE BURN SITE...IT SHOULD CAUSE WINDS
TO TURN MORE NORTHWEST AS IT NEARS THE SOUTH AND IT SHOULD DRAG
ENOUGH MOISTURE ALONG WITH IT TO PRODUCE SOME POCKETS OF LIGHT
SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH. HIT OR MISS...THE FIRE MAY OR MAY NOT
SEE ANY. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLL LOW FOR THE COMING WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......900.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                      AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1700 UNTIL 2300...THEN A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-24.
  MAX HUMIDITY........68-70 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......500.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
  MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...DAVID JORDAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091122.DUCKC.01/SLC

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