FNUS75 KSLC 282351 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL FLAT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 551 PM MDT FRI AUG 28 2009 .DISCUSSION...WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A DRY THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE FIRE SATURDAY. A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST STATES AND THE NORTHERN ROCKIES SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE FIRE SITE STARTING SATURDAY THEN BECOMING STRONGER SUNDAY AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES THROUGH THIS TIME RESULTING IN NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE FIRE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY BUT HUMIDITIES WILL COME UP A BIT AND THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TUESDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE WEDNESDAY. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57. MAX HUMIDITY........37-39 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A DRY THUNDERSTORM AFTER NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84. MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78. MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...WILENSKY REQUESTED BY...GREENHALGH REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090828.MILLF.01/SLC $$