FNUS75 KSLC 111615
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RICKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1015 AM MDT SUN JUL 11 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY BELOW 6500 FT
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A SYSTEM CROSSING THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY
WILL BRING A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE SITE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AND THE POTENTIAL OF GUSTY
ERRATIC WINDS. MONDAY WILL BE SUNNY AND DRIER BUT WINDS WILL BE
STRONGER OUT OF THE WEST. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND
LOWER HUMIDITIES COULD GENERATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THESE CRITICAL CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...
LAL...................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......89-91.
MIN HUMIDITY..........22-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
LAL...................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.......66-68.
MAX HUMIDITY..........47-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.......93-95.
MIN HUMIDITY..........14-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING WEST 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                      GUSTS TO 30 MPH.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...RICKS IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100711.RICKS.01/SLC

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