FNUS75 KSLC 070255
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUBWAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
855 PM MDT MON SEP 6 2010

.DISCUSSION...A COOL DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS IS OVER THE FIRE
SITE TONIGHT WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. THE FLOW BECOMES
SOUTHERLY EARLY TUESDAY AND DRAWS MOISTURE RAPIDLY NORTH OUT OF
ARIZONA WITH CLOUDS INCREASING SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AND A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE NOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL PICK
UP IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THE LATEST FORECASTS SHOW HUMIDITIES RISING
THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AND REMAINING FAIRLY HIGH OVERNIGHT
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SOUTH WINDS WILL DROP OFF AFTER DARK BUT THERE
WILL STILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. WITH DEEPER MOISTURE NOW FORECAST...THE CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN ON THE FIRE IS ABOUT 20 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY AND BRING A RAPID DRYING TREND WITH
HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE MID TEENS BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG AND GUSTY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING THEN
DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BUT CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL PICK UP
AGAIN THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE
FIRE THURSDAY NIGHT.


.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
  MAX HUMIDITY........36-38 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71
  MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                      INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                      ERRATIC GUSTS TO 30 MPH NEAR ANY STORMS.


.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL NOON...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      MORNING.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                      SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...MOAB FIRE CENTER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100906.SUBWA.02/SLC

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