FNUS75 KSLC 261806
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOT SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1206 PM MDT MON JUL 26 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WHICH HAS SUPPRESSED DEEP
MOISTURE OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN UTAH AND ARIZONA THE PAST SEVERAL
DAYS HAS MOVED EAST ALLOWING FOR MOISTURE TO MOVE NORTH. WHILE THE
DEEPER MOISTURE HAS MADE ITS WAY UP OVER NEVADA HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE IS NOW ALONG THE NEVADA UTAH BORDER. THE HOT SPRINGS
WILDFIRE IS NEAR THE CROSSROADS OF DEEPER MOISTURE MOVING
NORTHWARD FROM SOUTHERN UTAH AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE SWEEPING IN
FROM THE WEST. THE FIRST THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE IN THERE TODAY
SHOULD BE DRY WITH POSSIBLY STRONG MICROBURST WINDS. THE BEST
THREAT WILL BE BETWEEN 1300 AND 1400 FOLLOWED BY THUNDERSTORMS
WITH MORE MOISTURE AND WETTING RAINS. DEEP MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN OVER YOU AREA THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE A POSSIBLE DRYING
TREND DEVELOPING FRIDAY OR THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
LAL...................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 1300...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                      ...MAINLY DRY THROUGH 1400 THEN WIDELY
                      SCATTERED WET THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......90.
MIN HUMIDITY..........21-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH
                      LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
LAL...................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.......65-67.
MAX HUMIDITY..........46-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                      EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
LAL...................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........540.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE
                      OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......87-89.
MIN HUMIDITY..........26-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...MICAH SUWYN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100726.HOTSP.02/SLC

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