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Re: Salt weather

To: Wester Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Subject: Re: Salt weather
From: Kris Wright <kw@cimsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 09:50:20 -0600
Thanks for the updates, Wes.  See you Tues.
Kris

Wester Potter wrote:

> List,
>
> The latest on the local weather scene indicates temperatures up to 15
> degrees above normal for the next week with highs in the low nineties on
> Sunday.  The moisture from the tropical storm moving up the west coast will
> stay along the coast and then move across the Portland, Oregon area and into
> Montana (where they can use it) and away from us.
>
> This heat will bring additional brine to the surface of the salt flats as it
> percolates up from the clay beneath the salt.  As this evaporates it will
> strengthen the top surface where we have dragged.  There will need to be a
> final touch-up drag to smooth out the little salt "flowers" but that's the
> best conditions we could have the course.   The problem is, the people doing
> the set up could want cooler temperatures.  We will have those during the
> meet from the way things look.  The forecast shows cooling into the low
> eighties later next week.
>
> Just a little slice of heaven!
>
> See you on the salt.
>
> Wes Potter  Secretary, USFRA


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