FNUS75 KSLC 171533
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
930 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH...

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MAKE ITS WAY TOWARDS THE STATE FOR
THE WEEKEND. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING SYSTEM. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE SUNDAY...BRINGING MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES...NORTHERLY WINDS...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RAIN.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 IN THE AFTERNOON
                      WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
  MAX HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                      GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...CAITLIN ROBISON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110617.COTTO.01/SLC

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