FNUS75 KSLC 060025
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BROKEN RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
625 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY AS WELL AS DRY LIGHTNING THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BECOME STRONGER OVERNIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH. ENOUGH MOISTURE HAS
SPREAD INTO THIS AREA TO BRING A THREAT OF DRY LIGHTING THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE AIRMASS WILL DRY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND
EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE FRIDAY AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE FIRE SITE FRIDAY
EVENING. A COOLER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS WITH LIGHT WINDS IS
EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND.


.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
  MAX HUMIDITY........34-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 15-20 MPH DECREASING
                      TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
                      GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS.

.THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                      INCREASING TO SOUTH 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 55 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.BROKE.01/SLC

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