FNUS75 KSLC 061402
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRANGLER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
802 AM MDT SAT AUG 6 2011

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
COAST WILL RESULT IN A DRY AND STABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN
UTAH THIS WEEKEND. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL DURING THE LATE
MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL BE RATHER
BREEZY DURING THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE FIRE STAY OVER
EXPOSED TERRAIN. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN A BIT MORE TO THE WEST
AND REMAIN RATHER DRY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS SWITCH IN THE FLOW
WILL LIKELY KEEP MOISTURE PINNED TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRE THROUGH
TUESDAY. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY WORK NORTH...BRINGING A THREAT OF
DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND BEYOND.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-91.
  MIN HUMIDITY........6-8 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                      16 TO 22 MPH AFTER 1100 WITH GUSTS TO 28
                      MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-61.
  MAX HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 18-22 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                      MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                      AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........6-8 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1000...INCREASING
                      TO SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...CCIFC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110806.WRANG.01/SLC

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