FNUS75 KSLC 051429
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE JAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
829 AM MDT SUN SEP 5 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM FOR YOUR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE BELOW 7000 FEET FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH...

.DISCUSSION...TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONTINUES TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST CAUSING THE WINDS ALOFT TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT
SHOULD MIX DOWN TO YOUR ELEVATION BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM THIS
MORNING. THE TROUGH AXIS WILL MOVE ACROSS YOUR FIRE AROUND
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL UNTIL THAT
TIME THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AND BE STRONG FOR AN HOUR OR
TWO BEFORE RAPIDLY DIMINISHING. THIS WILL BE A DRY COLD FRONT.

COOLER AND STABLE MONDAY. WINDS PICKUP FROM THE SOUTHWEST ALREADY
ON TUESDAY AS ANOTHER TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
SOME MOISTURE MAY GET TAPPED FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST NORTHWEST AT 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18
                      MPH THROUGH 9-10 AM THEN BECOMING WINDY. WEST
                      TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO
                      30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-43.
  MAX HUMIDITY........50-52 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-25 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 40 MPH UNTIL LATE EVENING. WINDS
                      SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AT 15-25 MPH FOR A
                      COUPLE OF HOURS THEN DECREASING TO UNDER 15
                      MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......560.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON..



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...FMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100905.LITTL.01/SLC

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