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FNUS55 KSLC 300926
FWFSLC
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UTAH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
325 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009
NOTICE TO ALL USERS: THIS IS THE LAST FIRE WEATHER FORECAST TO BE
ISSUED THIS YEAR. SPOT FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT ANY TIME THROUGH THE
NORMAL SPOT FORECAST REQUEST PROCEDURES.
..HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER THE AREA THROUGH NEXT WEEK
BROADCAST DISCUSSION
A WARM FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
CLOUDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE FIRE DISTRICT DUE
TO A WARM FRONT CROSSING THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AS MOISTURE DECREASES. GOOD FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED
TODAY BEHIND THE FRONT...BUT WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS TO
THE NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY...INCREASING CLOUDS AND BRINGING A
CHANCE OF PRECIP TO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE DISTRICT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL AGAIN BUILD THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL
RESULT IN MILD AND RELATIVELY CALM CONDITIONS THAT WILL LIMIT
MIXING.
***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***ALL WINDS ARE 20 FOOT...10-MINUTE AVERAGES***
UTZ420>427-310000-
FORECAST AREA 1...NORTHERN UTAH (NORTHERN UTAH IFC AREA)-
ZONE 420 GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...ZONE 421 CACHE
VALLEY...ZONE 422 NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT...ZONE 423 SALT LAKE AND
TOOELE VALLEYS...ZONE 424 SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT...ZONE
425 WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...ZONE 426 WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH
OF I_80...ZONE 427 WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I_80 AND NORTHERN
AND WESTERN SLOPES OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS-
325 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........IN THE VALLEYS...MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PCT CLOUD
COVER) UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65
PCT CLOUD COVER)...LOCAL RAIN AND SNOW. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PCT CLOUD
COVER)...WIDESPREAD SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...45-55.
NEAR 8000 FEET...35-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...40-50 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...60-70 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 30 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
MOUNTAINS...LOCAL SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...28-37.
NEAR 8000 FEET...19-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...76-86 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...87-97 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...53-61.
NEAR 8000 FEET...45-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...35-45 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...51-61 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 10-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
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UTZ433-434-436-438-310000-
FORECAST AREA 2...CENTRAL UTAH (RICHFIELD IFC AREA)-
ZONE 433 SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS...ZONE 434 WEST CENTRAL
DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...ZONE 436 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...ZONE
438 HENRY MOUNTAINS-
325 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PCT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PCT CLOUD
COVER). IN THE MOUNTAINS...LOCAL SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...47-57.
NEAR 8000 FEET...38-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...34-44 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...48-58 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...25-35.
NEAR 8000 FEET...21-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...71-81 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...74-84 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...55-65.
NEAR 8000 FEET...49-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...28-38 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...38-48 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 5-15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
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UTZ435-437-439>441-310000-
FORECAST AREA 3...SOUTHWEST UTAH (CEDAR CITY IFC AREA)-
ZONE 435 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...ZONE 437 SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION
CANYON...ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...ZONE 441 GLEN CANYON
RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
325 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........IN THE VALLEYS...PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PCT CLOUD
COVER) UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30
PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE MOUNTAINS...PARTLY
CLOUDY (40-50 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...62-72.
NEAR 5000 FEET...53-63.
NEAR 8000 FEET...45-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...14-24 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...26-36 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...30-40 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH
BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOPS......NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...37-47.
NEAR 5000 FEET...29-39.
NEAR 8000 FEET...20-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...41-51 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...58-68 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...70-80 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...70-80.
NEAR 5000 FEET...62-72.
NEAR 8000 FEET...54-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...17 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...20-30 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...29-39 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 5-15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
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UTZ431-432-445>449-310000-
FORECAST AREA 4...SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL UTAH (MOAB IFC AREA)-
ZONE 431 EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY...ZONE
432 SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL
SWELL...ZONE 445 GRAND FLAT...ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS...ZONE
446 ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS...ZONE
447 CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND BRIDGES NATIONAL
MONUMENT...ZONE 448 LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS...ZONE
449 SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY-
325 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
MOUNTAINS...LOCAL SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...40-50.
NEAR 8000 FEET...37-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...38-48 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...40-50 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......NORTHWEST 25-35 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE WEST 10-20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...25-35.
NEAR 8000 FEET...23-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...68-78 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...66-76 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...48-58.
NEAR 8000 FEET...46-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...32-42 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...35-45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 5-15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
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FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOCAL RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S IN THE VALLEYS AND AROUND 30 IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND
AROUND 30 IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S IN THE VALLEYS
AND IN THE MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND
IN THE LOWER 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE
VALLEYS AND IN THE MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND
IN THE LOWER 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S IN THE
VALLEYS AND IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
THURSDAY...IN THE VALLEYS...MOSTLY CLEAR...LOWS IN THE MID 30S
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. IN THE MOUNTAINS...PARTLY CLOUDY...LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.8-14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 06 TO THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12
TEMPERATURE... ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION... NEAR NORMAL
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