FNUS75 KSLC 221604
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT  2  RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1004 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 HIGHER ELEVATION
LOCATIONS ON THE BURN MAY DISPERSE BETTER THAN THE BASE LOCATIONS
DURING THE DAY...THOUGH ALL ELEVATIONS WILL SEE SMOKE SETTLE DOWN
THROUGH THE SURROUNDING DRAINAGES AT NIGHT. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
WILL EXPERIENCE SIMILAR SMOKE DISPERSAL CONDITIONS.

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 GRADUALLY INCREASE
WITH THE INCREASING TRANSPORT WINDS LATE IN THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE,
  CLEARING INDEX......450.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 7500...77-80.
                 .....NEAR 10000...67-70.
  MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 7500...11-14 PERCENT.
              ........NEAR 10000...18-21 PERCENT
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.


.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 7500...47-50.
                 .....NEAR 10000...33-35.
  MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 7500...46-48 PERCENT.
              ........NEAR 10000...38-42 PERCENT
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......380.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 7500...77-80.
                 .....NEAR 10000...68-71.
  MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 7500...10-13 PERCENT.
              ........NEAR 10000...16-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                      NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1100.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Beaver Ranger District
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110922.WILDC.01/SLC

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