000
FNUS55 KSLC 102102
FWFSLC
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UTAH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
302 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008
...WINDY AND TURNING COLDER WITH SNOW WEST...
...NOTE...THE LAST ROUTINE AFTERNOON PLANNING FORECAST WILL BE
ISSUED SATURDAY. THE EARLY MORNING FORECAST WILL CONTINUE TO
BE ISSUED...
.BROADCAST DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT STALLED ACROSS UTAH WILL
MOVE EAST SATURDAY WITH SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH AND WEST
BEHIND IT. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH
BREEZY NORTH WINDS BEHIND IT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY
WEATHER WITH A WARMING TREND NEXT WEEK.
.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED ACROSS UTAH FROM
NEAR VERNAL TO NEAR CEDAR CITY THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY THEN MOVE
EAST. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BLOW TO THE EAST OF THE FRONT THIS
EVENING THEN PICK UP AGAIN SATURDAY. BREEZY NORTH WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES ARE WEST OF THE FRONT. PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP
SATURDAY AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BY LATE IN THE DAY.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY OVER THE NORTH WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
RETURN TO THE AREA NEXT WEEK BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS WITH A
WARMING TREND.
***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***ALL WINDS ARE 20 FOOT...10-MINUTE AVERAGES***
UTZ420>427-111315-
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-
302 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PCT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...28-37.
NEAR 8000 FEET...21-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...76-86 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...78-88 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTH 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......EAST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW UNTIL
1200...THEN SNOW AND RAIN. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...RAIN AND SNOW UNTIL 1200 THEN SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...38-45.
NEAR 8000 FEET...27-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...45-55 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...64-74 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHEAST 20-30 MPH SHIFTING TO
SOUTHWEST.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PCT CLOUD COVER) WITH
WIDESPREAD SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...23-33.
NEAR 8000 FEET...13-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...80-90 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...81-91 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 60 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PCT CLOUD COVER).
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE VALLEYS AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...34-42.
NEAR 8000 FEET...21-31.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...54-64 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...67-77 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH DECREASING
TO WEST 10-20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 50 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ433-434-436-438-111315-
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-
302 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PCT CLOUD COVER).
ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...30-38.
NEAR 8000 FEET...27-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...65-75 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...50-60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTH AROUND 20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTH 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...AREAS OF RAIN UNTIL 1200. SNOW AND
RAIN AFTER 1200. IN THE MOUNTAINS...
WIDESPREAD SNOW AND RAIN THEN SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...34-44.
NEAR 8000 FEET...33-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...39-47 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...36-46 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTH 20-30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...AREAS OF RAIN UNTIL 2400. WIDESPREAD
SNOW. IN THE MOUNTAINS...WIDESPREAD SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...22-31.
NEAR 8000 FEET...15-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...73-83 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...63-73 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 15-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PCT CLOUD COVER).
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...33-43.
NEAR 8000 FEET...27-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...46-54 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...51-61 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 15-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ435-437-439>441-111315-
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-
302 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...AROUND 47.
NEAR 5000 FEET...35-45.
NEAR 8000 FEET...24-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...36-43 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...49-59 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...42-52 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTH 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW UNTIL
1200...THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...54-60.
NEAR 5000 FEET...42-52.
NEAR 8000 FEET...32-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...20-26 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...29-39 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...33-43 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTH 20-30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...WIDESPREAD RAIN UNTIL 2400. AREAS OF
SNOW. LOCAL RAIN AFTER 2400. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...WIDESPREAD SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...33-43.
NEAR 5000 FEET...27-37.
NEAR 8000 FEET...19-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...48-58 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...61-71 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...55-65 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...WEST 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 15-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PCT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE VALLEYS AND SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...52-60.
NEAR 5000 FEET...40-50.
NEAR 8000 FEET...27-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...22-28 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...32-42 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...42-52 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ431-432-445>449-111315-
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-
302 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...43-53.
NEAR 8000 FEET...33-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...46-56 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...56-66 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTH 20-25 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHEAST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PCT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
1200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PCT CLOUD
COVER). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE VALLEYS
AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE MOUNTAINS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...54-64.
NEAR 8000 FEET...41-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...24-34 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...38-48 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTH 25-30 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTH 30-40 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 40 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PCT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
2400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PCT CLOUD
COVER). IN THE MOUNTAINS...AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW UNTIL 2400...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND RAIN. IN
THE VALLEYS...AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...32-42.
NEAR 8000 FEET...23-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...52-62 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...61-71 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST 20-25 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 30 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...48-58.
NEAR 8000 FEET...35-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...22-32 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...38-48 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...BREEZY. IN THE VALLEYS...MOSTLY CLEAR...ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S...HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S...NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS...PARTLY
CLOUDY...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...LOWS AROUND 20...HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S IN THE
VALLEYS AND IN THE MID 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S IN THE VALLEYS
AND IN THE LOWER 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN
THE VALLEYS AND AROUND 60 IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S IN THE VALLEYS
AND IN THE UPPER 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN
THE VALLEYS AND IN THE LOWER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S IN THE VALLEYS AND AROUND 40 IN THE MOUNTAINS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE LOWER 60S IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
.8-14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 TO FRIDAY OCTOBER 24
TEMPERATURE... ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION... BELOW NORMAL
=
$$
000
FNUS55 KSLC 101104
FWFSLC
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UTAH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
504 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008
...BECOMING COLDER FOR THE WEEKEND...
.BROADCAST DISCUSSION...A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
FIRE DISTRICT THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER
TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA AND SNOW DOWN TO MANY VALLEY AREAS BY
SATURDAY. THE STORM THEN SLOWLY LIFTS OUT SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
RETURNING FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.DISCUSSION...A COLD STORM SYSTEM REMAINS ON TRACK TO IMPACT THE
FIRE DISTRICT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COLD FRONT ALREADY THROUGH
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST UTAH...BUT IT WILL RETREAT
NORTH A BIT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
AGAIN ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST UTAH AHEAD OF THE FRONT
TODAY THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON BEFORE THE FRONT PUSHES
EAST OUT OF THE AREA. PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANT TODAY...BUT WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND INTENSE
TOMORROW. SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY VALLEY AREAS. UNSEASONABLY
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL THEN SETTLE INTO THE AREA. THE STORM EXITS
THE AREA BY MONDAY NIGHT AND A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL SETTLE
INTO THE AREA FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY
WARMING BACK TO NEAR NORMAL BY LATE NEXT WEEK.
***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***ALL WINDS ARE 20 FOOT...10-MINUTE AVERAGES***
UTZ420>427-110115-
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-
504 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PCT CLOUD COVER) IN THE
VALLEYS AND MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PCT CLOUD
COVER) IN THE MOUNTAINS. LOCAL RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE VALLEYS AND AREAS OF SNOW AND RAIN IN
THE MOUNTAINS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...42-50.
NEAR 8000 FEET...33-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...32-42 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...44-54 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 15-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PCT CLOUD COVER). AREAS OF
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND AREAS OF SNOW
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...29-37.
NEAR 8000 FEET...21-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...76-86 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...78-88 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......EAST 15-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 20 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...37-45.
NEAR 8000 FEET...26-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...49-59 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...65-75 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHEAST 20-30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................60 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 80 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ433-434-436-438-110115-
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-
504 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........IN THE VALLEYS...PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PCT CLOUD
COVER)...ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PCT CLOUD
COVER)...ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...42-52.
NEAR 8000 FEET...48-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...22-32 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...19-29 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PCT CLOUD COVER). LOCAL
RAIN AND SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...30-39.
NEAR 8000 FEET...28-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...65-75 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...50-60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTH 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW UNTIL
1200...THEN WIDESPREAD SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...32-42.
NEAR 8000 FEET...31-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...43-53 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...41-51 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH...SHIFTING
TO THE WEST 15-25 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ435-437-439>441-110115-
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-
504 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...71-79.
NEAR 5000 FEET...55-65.
NEAR 8000 FEET...52-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...14-19 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...14-24 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...17-27 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...IN ZONES 435 AND 439...NORTH
AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
IN ZONES 440-441...SOUTHWEST
20-30 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 30-40 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN
THE MOUNTAINS...LOCAL RAIN AND SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...45-51.
NEAR 5000 FEET...35-45.
NEAR 8000 FEET...23-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...36-43 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...49-59 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...42-52 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...IN ZONES 435 AND 439...SOUTHWEST
15-20 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
IN ZONE 440-441...SOUTHWEST
AROUND 20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...WIDESPREAD RAIN UNTIL 1200...THEN
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW. IN
THE MOUNTAINS...AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...53-60.
NEAR 5000 FEET...40-50.
NEAR 8000 FEET...30-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...20-27 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...28-38 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...36-46 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................30 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 40 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ431-432-445>449-110115-
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-
504 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........IN THE VALLEYS...PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PCT CLOUD
COVER)...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER 1200. IN THE MOUNTAINS...PARTLY CLOUDY
(45-55 PCT CLOUD COVER)...LOCAL RAIN AND SNOW.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...63-73.
NEAR 8000 FEET...50-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...13-23 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...22-32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTH 20-25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200 THEN 2.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
MOUNTAINS...LOCAL OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...43-53.
NEAR 8000 FEET...33-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...45-55 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...56-66 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTH 20-30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...54-64.
NEAR 8000 FEET...41-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...24-34 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...35-45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTH 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTH 30-40 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200 THEN 2.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 30 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...IN THE VALLEYS...PARTLY CLOUDY...AREAS OF RAIN AND
SNOW...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S...HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...MOSTLY CLOUDY...WIDESPREAD SNOW...LOWS AROUND
20...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...IN THE VALLEYS...MOSTLY CLEAR...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S...
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. IN THE MOUNTAINS...PARTLY CLOUDY...LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S IN THE
VALLEYS AND IN THE UPPER 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S IN THE VALLEYS
AND IN THE LOWER 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN
THE VALLEYS AND AROUND 60 IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S IN THE VALLEYS
AND IN THE UPPER 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN
THE VALLEYS AND IN THE LOWER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.8-14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 TO THURSDAY OCTOBER 23
TEMPERATURE... ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION... BELOW NORMAL
=
$$
000
FNUS55 KSLC 092102
FWFSLC
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UTAH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
302 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2008
...A COLD/WET STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS UTAH THIS WEEKEND...
.BROADCAST DISCUSSION...A COLD UPPER TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TODAY WILL FORM A DEEP LOW OVER THE GREAT BASIN BY
EARLY FRIDAY THAT LINGERS THROUGH SATURDAY. THE LOW SLOWLY LIFTS
OUT SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE RETURNING FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.DISCUSSION...A COLD PACIFIC TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT ENTERS
THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE FIRE DISTRICT.
THE BEST THREAT OF PRECIPITATION WILL COME AS THE TROUGH MOVES INTO
UTAH SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATION IS EXPECTED...WITH
RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IN MANY NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH VALLEY
LOCATIONS LATE SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT. COLD TEMPERATURES AND SHOWERS
WILL LINGER SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY MONDAY AS THE TROUGH SLOWLY EXITS
THE AREA.
***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***ALL WINDS ARE 20 FOOT...10-MINUTE AVERAGES***
UTZ420>427-101100-
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-
302 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2008
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PCT CLOUD COVER).
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE UINTA MOUNTAINS
THROUGH 2000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...34-43.
NEAR 8000 FEET...24-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...64-74 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...55-65 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 15-25 MPH DECREASING TO
10-20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PCT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE VALLEYS. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...45-52.
NEAR 8000 FEET...33-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...37-44 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...48-58 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE
MORNING BECOMING
UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 10-20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
15-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PCT CLOUD COVER). AREAS OF
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND AREAS OF SNOW
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...31-38.
NEAR 8000 FEET...24-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...78-88 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...85-95 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH
BECOMING NORTH AROUND 15 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOPS......NORTHEAST 15-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW UNTIL
1200...THEN SNOW AND RAIN. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...WIDESPREAD SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...37-45.
NEAR 8000 FEET...27-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...54-64 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...78-88 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTH 20-30 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ433-434-436-438-101100-
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-
302 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2008
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...33-43.
NEAR 8000 FEET...32-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...46-56 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...39-49 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING
15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PCT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED
VALLEY SHOWERS...ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
MOUNTAINS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...48-55.
NEAR 8000 FEET...44-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...28-38 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...30-38 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PCT CLOUD COVER). AREAS OF
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND AREAS OF RAIN
AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...30-39.
NEAR 8000 FEET...28-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...62-72 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...70-77 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...EAST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST 15-25 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...WIDESPREAD SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...33-43.
NEAR 8000 FEET...29-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...54-64 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...57-66 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE
MORNING BECOMING
UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTH 20-30 MPH DECREASING TO
WEST 15-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ435-437-439>441-101100-
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-
302 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2008
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...51-59.
NEAR 5000 FEET...40-50.
NEAR 8000 FEET...35-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...34-44 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...43-53 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...49-59 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING
15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH BECOMING
SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...70-77.
NEAR 5000 FEET...56-66.
NEAR 8000 FEET...53-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...17 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...19-28 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...21-31 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH...BECOMING
25-35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PCT CLOUD COVER). LOCAL
RAIN IN THE VALLEYS AND AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...41-48.
NEAR 5000 FEET...35-45.
NEAR 8000 FEET...23-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...37-47 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...55-65 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...60-68 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTH 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTH 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...WIDESPREAD RAIN UNTIL 1200.
WIDESPREAD SNOW. AREAS OF RAIN AFTER 1200. IN
THE MOUNTAINS...WIDESPREAD RAIN UNTIL 1200.
WIDESPREAD SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...56-63.
NEAR 5000 FEET...43-50.
NEAR 8000 FEET...31-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...24-34 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...40-50 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...50-60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE
MORNING BECOMING
UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH DECREASING
TO NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ431-432-445>449-101100-
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-
302 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2008
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...42-52.
NEAR 8000 FEET...37-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...45-55 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...51-61 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 20-30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...64-74.
NEAR 8000 FEET...50-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...14-24 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...25-35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...46-56.
NEAR 8000 FEET...33-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...45-55 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...60-70 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH BECOMING
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...SCATTERED SHOWERS BY 1200. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS BY 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...54-64.
NEAR 8000 FEET...35-44..
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...21-31 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...46-56 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 40 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...IN THE VALLEYS...PARTLY CLOUDY...SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS...AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S...HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. IN THE MOUNTAINS...MOSTLY
CLOUDY...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...LOWS
AROUND 20...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
.MONDAY...IN THE VALLEYS...MOSTLY CLEAR...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S...HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
IN THE MOUNTAINS...PARTLY CLOUDY...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
20 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND
IN THE UPPER 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE
VALLEYS AND IN THE MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S IN THE VALLEYS
AND IN THE MID 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN
THE VALLEYS AND AROUND 60 IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S IN THE VALLEYS
AND IN THE UPPER 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN
THE VALLEYS AND IN THE LOWER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.8-14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 TO THURSDAY OCTOBER 23
TEMPERATURE... ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION... BELOW NORMAL
=
$$
000
FNUS55 KSLC 091100
FWFSLC
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UTAH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
500 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2008
...WINDY OVER THE SOUTH AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH
NORTHWEST UTAH...
.BROADCAST DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHWESTERN HALF OF UTAH TODAY. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD STORM
SYSTEM WILL THEN SPREAD INTO THE REGION DURING THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND.
.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE FIRE
DISTRICT TODAY...PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHERN UTAH. SOUTH
WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THE FRONT...BUT NO
FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES TODAY AS FUELS STATUS NOT CRITICAL. THE
FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS SOUTHERN/EASTERN UTAH OVERNIGHT BEFORE
RETREATING NORTH A BIT ON FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG
OVER THE SOUTH AND EAST ON FRIDAY AS A RESULT. THE FRONT WILL THEN
PUSH EAST OUT OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY AND PRECIPITATION WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO AT LEAST THE
HIGHER VALLEYS AS AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIRMASS SETTLES OVER THE
AREA. STABLE HIGH PRESSURE THEN DEVELOPS OVER THE FIRE DISTRICT
MONDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM.
***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***ALL WINDS ARE 20 FOOT...10-MINUTE AVERAGES***
UTZ420>427-100100-
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-
500 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
MOUNTAINS...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...55-65.
NEAR 8000 FEET...43-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...27-37 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...27-37 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH
BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO
25 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTH 15-25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 PERCENT IN
THE MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...LOCAL RAIN. IN THE MOUNTAINS...AREAS
OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...31-41.
NEAR 8000 FEET...24-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...72-82 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...77-87 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 15-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................5 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PCT CLOUD COVER). LOCAL
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND AREAS OF SNOW
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...42-50.
NEAR 8000 FEET...33-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...28-38 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...51-61 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 15-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 20 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ433-434-436-438-100100-
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-
500 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...63-73.
NEAR 8000 FEET...56-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...15-25 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...17-23 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH...SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...33-43.
NEAR 8000 FEET...31-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...59-69 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...56-66 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 20-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PCT CLOUD COVER). LOCAL
RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...42-52.
NEAR 8000 FEET...42-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...23-33 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...25-35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 20-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................5 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 PERCENT IN
THE MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ435-437-439>441-100100-
FORECAST AREA 3...SOUTHWEST UTAH (CEDAR CITY IFC AREA)-
ZONE 435 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...ZONE 437 SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION
CANYON...ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...ZONE 441 GLEN CANYON
RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
500 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...81-86.
NEAR 5000 FEET...73-83.
NEAR 8000 FEET...58-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...13-18 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...13-18 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...15-22 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH
INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH INCREASING
TO 25-30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...47-55.
NEAR 5000 FEET...39-49.
NEAR 8000 FEET...33-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...22-28 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...44-54 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...45-55 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...71-78.
NEAR 5000 FEET...56-66.
NEAR 8000 FEET...45-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...13-18 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...14-24 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...17-27 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ431-432-445>449-100100-
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-
500 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...71-81.
NEAR 8000 FEET...58-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...13-23 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...17-27 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING
TO 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH
INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...42-52.
NEAR 8000 FEET...36-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...40-50 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...50-60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 20-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
MOUNTAINS...ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...62-72.
NEAR 8000 FEET...48-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...15-25 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...25-35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
LAL.................IN THE VALLEYS...1.
IN THE MOUNTAINS...1 UNTIL 1200 THEN 2.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 5 PERCENT IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
=
$$
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...IN THE VALLEYS...WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW...LOWS
AROUND 40...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. IN THE MOUNTAINS...WIDESPREAD
SNOW...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S...HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY...IN THE VALLEYS...PARTLY CLOUDY...SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...MOSTLY CLOUDY...WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS...LOWS
AROUND 20...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...IN THE VALLEYS...MOSTLY CLEAR...ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS...LOWS AROUND 30...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...PARTLY CLOUDY...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S...HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND
IN THE UPPER 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE
VALLEYS AND IN THE UPPER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S IN THE VALLEYS
AND IN THE MID 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN
THE VALLEYS AND AROUND 60 IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.8-14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 16 TO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22
TEMPERATURE... ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION... BELOW NORMAL
=
$$
000
FNUS55 KSLC 082114
FWFSLC
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UTAH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
314 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2008
...DRY TODAY...BIG STORM FOR THE WEEKEND...
.BROADCAST DISCUSSION...A BIG WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE IS COMING FOR MUCH
OF THE REGION LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. A STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC
SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONSHORE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY AND SLOWLY
MOVE ACROSS THE INTERIOR WEST THROUGH SUNDAY.
.DISCUSSION...COOL AND STABLE WESTERLY FLOW REMAINS ACROSS THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE
ONSHORE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY AND SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE
INTERIOR WEST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF UTAH
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH THURSDAY BEFORE
STALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT IS
NOT EXPECTED TO CROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN UTAH UNTIL LATE FRIDAY
INTO EARLY SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH
THIS SYSTEM...BEGINNING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY FOR
MUCH OF THE STATE. WITH SUCH A COLD SYSTEM...SNOW LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR VALLEY FLOORS ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY AND WILL BE LOW ENOUGH TO AFFECT
THE HIGHER TERRAIN STATE-WIDE.
***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***ALL WINDS ARE 20 FOOT...10-MINUTE AVERAGES***
UTZ420>427-091245-
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-
314 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2008
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
MOUNTAINS...ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...38-48.
NEAR 8000 FEET...33-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...63-73 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...72-82 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 10-20 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
MOUNTAINS...SCATTERED SHOWERS. IN THE
VALLEYS...ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...57-67.
NEAR 8000 FEET...47-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...25-35 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...33-43 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS. 0 PERCENT IN THE
VALLEYS.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PCT CLOUD COVER). LOCAL
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND AREAS OF RAIN
AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...32-42.
NEAR 8000 FEET...24-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...73-83 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...81-91 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PCT CLOUD COVER). LOCAL
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND AREAS OF SNOW
AND RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...45-53.
NEAR 8000 FEET...37-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...29-39 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...50-60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ433-434-436-438-091245-
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-
314 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2008
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...43-53.
NEAR 8000 FEET...38-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...54-64 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...51-61 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...64-74.
NEAR 8000 FEET...58-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...16-26 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...18-25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
MOUNTAINS...LOCAL RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...34-44.
NEAR 8000 FEET...31-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...59-69 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...62-72 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...LOCAL RAIN. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...LOCAL RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...49-59.
NEAR 8000 FEET...47-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...24-34 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...26-36 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
UTZ435-437-439>441-091245-
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-
314 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2008
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...57-63.
NEAR 5000 FEET...46-56.
NEAR 8000 FEET...36-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...33-40 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...45-55 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...48-58 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...AROUND 84.
NEAR 5000 FEET...73-83.
NEAR 8000 FEET...59-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...14-18 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...15-22 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...15-25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...48-55.
NEAR 5000 FEET...40-50.
NEAR 8000 FEET...33-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...30-38 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...51-61 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...53-63 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
MOUNTAINS...LOCAL RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...AROUND 73.
NEAR 5000 FEET...61-71.
NEAR 8000 FEET...49-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...14-22 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...15-25 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...17-27 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
=
$$
UTZ431-432-445>449-091245-
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-
314 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2008
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...39-49.
NEAR 8000 FEET...37-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...51-61 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...53-63 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 10-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...70-80.
NEAR 8000 FEET...60-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...14-22 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...18-28 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH
BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTH 10-20 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
MOUNTAINS...LOCAL RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...41-51.
NEAR 8000 FEET...36-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...44-54 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...53-63 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 25-35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
VALLEYS...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...63-73.
NEAR 8000 FEET...52-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...14-23 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...24-34 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
=
$$
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...WINDY. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND AREAS OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE LOWER 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE UPPER 30S IN THE
MOUNTAINS. NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. IN THE VALLEYS...AREAS OF SNOW AND
RAIN...LOWS IN THE MID 30S...HIGHS AROUND 50. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...AREAS OF SNOW AND RAIN...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S...
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.MONDAY...BREEZY. IN THE VALLEYS...MOSTLY CLEAR...ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S...HIGHS AROUND
60. IN THE MOUNTAINS...PARTLY CLOUDY...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 25 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND
IN THE UPPER 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE
VALLEYS AND IN THE MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S IN THE VALLEYS
AND IN THE MID 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S IN
THE VALLEYS AND IN THE UPPER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.8-14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 16 TO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22
TEMPERATURE... BELOW NORMAL
PRECIPITATION... NEAR NORMAL
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FNUS55 KSLC 081042
FWFSLC
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UTAH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
442 AM MDT WED OCT 8 2008
...COLD STORM SYSTEM LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
.BROADCAST DISCUSSION...A DRY AND MILD WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TODAY
WILL GIVE WAY TO COOLER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AN
UNSEASONABLY COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL FOLLOW FOR THE COMING
WEEKEND.
.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE
DISTRICT TODAY. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING
SOUTH WINDS TO SOUTHERN UTAH ON THURSDAY...WHILE A COLD FRONT
PUSHES INTO NORTHERN UTAH. WINDS WILL REACH CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS
THE SOUTH...BUT HUMIDITIES WILL BE MORE MARGINAL. THE FRONT THEN
PUSHES INTO SOUTHERN UTAH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS INITIAL COLD FRONT
IS NOT EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA.
THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT NORTH A BIT ON FRIDAY AS THE MAIN PART OF
THE STORM DIVES SOUTH ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA...AND STRONG SOUTH
WINDS SHOULD REDEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE FIRE DISTRICT. THE FRONT WILL THEN PUSH THROUGH
THE FIRE DISTRICT ON SATURDAY WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA. UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS STORM AND COULD RESULT IN SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO AT
LEAST THE HIGHER VALLEYS.
***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***ALL WINDS ARE 20 FOOT...10-MINUTE AVERAGES***
UTZ420>427-090045-
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-
442 AM MDT WED OCT 8 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...67-75.
NEAR 8000 FEET...53-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...23-33 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...24-34 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......WEST 10-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
MOUNTAINS...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...39-49.
NEAR 8000 FEET...34-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...63-73 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...73-83 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTH 10-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PCT CLOUD COVER). IN THE
MOUNTAINS...SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
IN THE VALLEYS...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...57-67.
NEAR 8000 FEET...45-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...25-35 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...35-45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH
BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 PERCENT IN
THE MOUNTAINS.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
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UTZ433-434-436-438-090045-
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-
442 AM MDT WED OCT 8 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...69-79.
NEAR 8000 FEET...63-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...14-24 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...16-22 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......LIGHT AND VARIABLE SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...43-53.
NEAR 8000 FEET...39-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...52-62 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...51-61 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH
BECOMING SOUTH 10-15 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PCT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PCT CLOUD
COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...63-73.
NEAR 8000 FEET...57-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...15-25 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...18-27 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING
NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH INCREASING
TO 25-35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
=
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UTZ435-437-439>441-090045-
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-
442 AM MDT WED OCT 8 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...83-89.
NEAR 5000 FEET...76-85.
NEAR 8000 FEET...64-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...14-19 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...14-20 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...16-25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...56-64.
NEAR 5000 FEET...47-57.
NEAR 8000 FEET...36-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...32-39 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...43-53 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...48-58 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 3000 FEET...81-87.
NEAR 5000 FEET...74-84.
NEAR 8000 FEET...60-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 3000 FEET...13-17 PERCENT.
NEAR 5000 FEET...13-19 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...16-24 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH
INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 35
MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH INCREASING
TO 20-30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
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$$
UTZ431-432-445>449-090045-
FORECAST AREA 4...SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL UTAH (MOAB IFC AREA)-
ZONE 431 EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY...ZONE
432 SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL
SWELL...ZONE 445 GRAND FLAT...ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS...ZONE
446 ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS...ZONE
447 CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND BRIDGES NATIONAL
MONUMENT...ZONE 448 LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS...ZONE
449 SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY-
442 AM MDT WED OCT 8 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...70-80.
NEAR 8000 FEET...62-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...13-22 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...16-26 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......LIGHT AND VARIABLE SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PCT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...40-50.
NEAR 8000 FEET...37-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...45-55 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...53-63 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PCT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PCT CLOUD
COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 5000 FEET...70-80.
NEAR 8000 FEET...59-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 5000 FEET...13-21 PERCENT.
NEAR 8000 FEET...19-29 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH
BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 30
MPH.
RIDGETOPS......SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH INCREASING
TO 20-30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
=
$$
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. IN THE VALLEYS...WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS WITH SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS...LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS...LOWS IN THE MID 30S...HIGHS AROUND 50.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
VALLEYS AND NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS. LOWS AROUND
40 IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE LOWER 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE UPPER 30S IN THE
MOUNTAINS. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. IN THE VALLEYS...ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S...HIGHS AROUND 50. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S...HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...IN THE VALLEYS...MOSTLY CLEAR...ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S...HIGHS AROUND 60. IN THE
MOUNTAINS...PARTLY CLOUDY...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND
IN THE UPPER 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S IN THE
VALLEYS AND IN THE MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.8-14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15 TO TUESDAY OCTOBER 21
TEMPERATURE... NEAR NORMAL
PRECIPITATION... BELOW NORMAL
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