FNUS75 KSLC 171041
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFEE POT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
441 AM MDT FRI SEP 17 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AT THE
FIRE TODAY...WITH VERY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS REMAINING IN PLACE
ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS TONIGHT MAY BECOME LIGHT DOWNSLOPE AT
TIMES...BUT THE PREVAILING WEST-SOUTHWESTERLIES WILL ACCOUNT FOR
THE STRONGEST OVERNIGHT WINDS.

THE GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLIES IN THE AFTERNOONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST. THIS TROUGH WILL BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FIRE ON
MONDAY...SWITCHING WINDS ABRUPTLY TO THE NORTHWEST AND COOLING
TEMPERATURES. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON MONDAY
WITH THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-11 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
  MAX HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-11 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT TOBLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100916.COFFE.01/SLC

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