FNUS75 KSLC 101709
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RICKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1109 AM MDT SAT JUL 10 2010

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE WAKE
OF A WEAK SYSTEM THAT CROSSED NORTHERN UTAH LAST NIGHT. ANOTHER
SYSTEM WILL BE APPROACHING THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND WILL BRING
A RENEWED THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING LATE THIS
EVENING AND LASTING UNTIL THE SYSTEM PASSES LATE SUNDAY. MONDAY
WILL BE SUNNY AND DRIER BUT WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND THE
COMBINATION OF THE WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITIES COULD GENERATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. THESE CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


.TODAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY. (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.......91-93.
MIN HUMIDITY..........19-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 MPH
                      EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
LAL...................2.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.......64-66.
MAX HUMIDITY..........46-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      EAST 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
                      GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS TO 30 MPH NEAR ANY STORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
LAL...................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE MORNING WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......90-92.
MIN HUMIDITY..........20-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST BY LATE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
                      10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...RICKS IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100710.RICKS.01/SLC

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