FNUS75 KSLC 012219 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR CURTIS RIDGE RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 419 PM MDT FRI OCT 1 2010 .DISCUSSION...RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE DISTRICT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS RIDGE WILL...HOWEVER...CONTINUE TO DRIFT SLOWLY EAST AS A WELL DEFINED SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND PUSH EAST. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH INTO THE AREA SATURDAY AND THEN INCREASE MORE VEHEMENTLY ON SUNDAY AS THE STORM GETS CLOSER AND THE SOUTHWEST FLOW INCREASES. DRY THUNDERSTORMS PROBABLY NOT ABLE TO REACH THE BURN SITE TOMORROW BUT SHOULD ON SUNDAY AS THEY ACQUIRE A BETTER CHANCE OF PRODUCING WETTING RAINS. THIS WETTER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE STRONG SYSTEM FORECAST TO DOMINATE THE COMING WEEK. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47. MAX HUMIDITY........43-45 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......430. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79. MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......670. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73. MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...YOUNG REQUESTED BY...E LAMALFA REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101001.CURTI.02/SLC $$