FNUS75 KSLC 172140
FWSSLC

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

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY BELOW
6000 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH...

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT...BUT PICK
BACK UP AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
WINDS WILL BE STRONGER TOMORROW AFTERNOON THAN THOSE TODAY...WITH
10000 FOOT WINDS REACHING MAX SPEEDS AROUND 0600 MST SUNDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY SUNDAY EVENING BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE WILL SEE PRECIPITATION WITH
THIS FRONT...THE BURN SITE APPEARS TO BE JUST SOUTH OF THE MAIN
PRECIP. A WARMING...DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
  MAX HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..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 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...CAITLIN ROBISON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110617.COTTO.02/SLC

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