FNUS75 KSLC 301038
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFEE POT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
438 AM MDT THU SEP 30 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS
WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS THE DOMINANT WEATHER PLAYER
LOCALLY. THAT SAID...AXIS OF RIDGE WILL TREND TO SHIFT SOUTH AND
EAST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS ALLOWING BOTH MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY TO INCREASE. IN THE SHORT TERM...WITH HAINES INDICES
HIGH BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR AN UPSWING OF FIRE
ACTIVITY EXISTS AT COFFEE POT.

MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE
THROUGH INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH BASED AND PRIMARILY DRY
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED AS EARLY AS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANYING ANY NEAR BYE THUNDERSTORM
ANTICIPATED TO BE THE PRIMARY FIRE WEATHER THREAT FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.

MOISTURE WILL BECOME MORE PLENTIFUL SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
CONVECTION AND WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL INCREASING AS A RESULT.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......680.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........7-9 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST
                      NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
  MAX HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                      4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-11 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...CHIP PETERSON - FEMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100929.COFFE.01/SLC

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