FNUS75 KSLC 051952 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR BADGER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 152 PM MDT FRI AUG 5 2011 .DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW HAS SPREAD IN ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE FREE ATMOSPHERE WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AT 15-20 MPH BUT WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NEXT WEEK WITH SPEEDS IN THE 10-15 MPH RANGE. WITH THE FIRE LOCATION VERY NEAR THE THE SUMMIT OF THE MOUNTAIN SOME SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY HUG THE TERRAIN ENOUGH TO OCCASIONALLY IMPACT THE FIRE WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH. HOWEVER...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH ARE MOST LIKELY. .REST OF TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78. MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE AT 3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE FIRE TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN YOU MAY SEE AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 20 MPH FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52. MAX HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77. MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING UPSLOPE OR WEST AT 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF REQUESTED BY...CCIFC REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110805.BADGE.01/SLC $$