FNUS75 KSLC 060440
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK RIDGE PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1040 PM MDT SAT JUN 5 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM WEST SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS
SOUTHERN UTAH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. LITTLE
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PICTURE THROUGH SUNDAY. INCREASING SOUTHWEST
WINDS ALOFT WILL TRANSLATE INTO SLIGHTLY STRONGER SURFACE WINDS
SUNDAY WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE MONDAY. ALTHOUGH THE BURN
SITE IS NOT TECHNICALLY IN THE WATCH AREA...IT IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO
WARRANT A HEADS UP FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
INCREASE A FEW DEGREES WITH RH VALUES DROPPING A FEW PERCENT
INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. OUTSIDE OF WINDS AND LOWERED
HUMIDITY...NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW.
SKY/WEATHER...........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.......56-58.
MAX HUMIDITY..........51-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........6 ..HIGH.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.......84-86.
MIN HUMIDITY..........17-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.......80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY..........17-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...UT SWS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100606.ELKRI.01/SLC

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