FNUS75 KSLC 221420
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX CREEK ASPEN RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
820 AM MDT THU SEP 22 2011

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED ALONG THE UTAH/NEVADA
BORDER WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS UTAH THROUGH FRIDAY. THE
DRY/STABLE AIR MASS ACROSS SOUTHERN/CENTRAL UTAH COMBINED WITH
DECREASING TRANSPORT WINDS WILL RESULT IN A DOWNWARD TREND TO THE
CLEARING INDICES THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE HIGH ELEVATION
LOCATION OF THE BURN MAY HELP SMOKE DISPERSAL...THOUGH LIGHT WINDS
AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL SETTLE SMOKE DOWN THROUGH THE
SURROUNDING DRAINAGES AT NIGHT. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO
WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND. SLOWLY INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALONG
THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGH WILL DRAW MOISTURE BACK INTO EXTREME
SOUTHWEST LATE SATURDAY...THEN INTO THE FIRE SITE SUNDAY. CLEARING
INDICES WILL REMAIN LOW SATURDAY...THEN GRADUALLY INCREASE WITH THE
INCREASING TRANSPORT WINDS LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......470.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING
                      NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39
  MAX HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO
                      THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2100.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......410.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN NORTH
                      NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Richfield Dispatch
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110922.BOXCR.01/SLC

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