FNUS75 KSLC 221031
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFEE POT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
431 AM MDT WED SEP 22 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...STORM SYSTEM OVER CALIFORNIA WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO
THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BE
ENHANCED AGAIN TODAY SO WINDS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO
YESTERDAY. ADDITIONALLY...MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE
AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM...ALLOWING FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO BEGIN TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING. THE TROUGH AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FIRE SITE AROUND
MIDNIGHT...ALLOWING WINDS TO DECREASE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP
ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN LIGHT
WINDS...DRIER CONDITIONS...AND WARMING TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY
                      LATE MORNING.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                      8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
  MAX HUMIDITY........72-76 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                      3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...MOAB
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100921.COFFE.01/SLC

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