FNUS75 KSLC 040319
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST POISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
919 PM MDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL SHIFT EAST
TOMORROW...ALLOWING A WARM AND DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW TO INCREASE ACROSS
THE AREA. THESE WINDS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN EARLY SUNDAY AS A
STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH A DRY
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BURN SITE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SHIFTING WINDS TO
THE NORTHWEST. A COOLER AIRMASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE AREA FOR MONDAY
WITH ONLY A MINOR INCREASE IN HUMIDITY EXPECTED.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-49.
  MAX HUMIDITY........40-43 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER NOON.
                      RIDGETOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1400.
                      RIDGETOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
                      1400.

FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...MOAB FIRE CENTER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100903.EASTP.01/SLC

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