FNUS75 KSLC 141346
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON MEADOW PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
746 AM MDT FRI OCT 14 2011

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED ACROSS THE INTERIOR WEST
WILL MAINTAIN DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE AT ITS STRONGEST SATURDAY. THIS
WILL RESULT IN A DECREASE IN TRANSPORT WINDS...AND THE RESULTANT
REDUCTION IN SMOKE DISPERSAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON/SATURDAY NIGHT. AT
THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT CLEARING INDICES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 500
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH
SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN SETTLE OVER OR NEAR THE FIRE SITE MONDAY. THE
FRONT WILL BE DRY AS IT REACHES THE FIRE SITE. WINDS WILL INCREASE
AHEAD OF THE FRONT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT
WILL REBOUND LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM PARKED OFF THE WEST COAST WILL FINALLY MOVE EAST INTO THE
GREAT BASIN TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND AN INCREASING THREAT OF PRECIPITATION WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...
                      BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH
                      AFTER 1300.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-47.
  MAX HUMIDITY........34-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......830.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH...GUSTS TO
                      24 MPH AFTER 1200.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Beaver Ranger District
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111014.ANDER.01/SLC

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