FNUS75 KSLC 112255
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
455 PM MDT THU AUG 11 2011

.DISCUSSION...DRY BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE BLOWING IN OPEN
AREAS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE FIRE LOCATION SUCH AS AROUND
YUBA LAKE AND AT THE TOP OF SCIPIO SUMMIT ON I-15. WINDS AT THE
FIRE HOWEVER COULD BE SHIFTING AND ERRATIC THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO ITS LOCATION JUST DOWNWIND OF THE HIGH RIDGE TO
THE SOUTH OF SCIPIO SUMMIT. EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME LOCAL
DOWNSLOPE AFTER ABOUT 2100 OR SO WHICH SHOULD BE SOUTHERLY AT THE
FIRE SITE. ENVIRONMENTAL WINDS FRIDAY WILL BE LIGHTER SO WINDS AT
THE FIRE SHOULD SWITCH TO LOCAL UPSLOPE AROUND 1000-1100 WHICH
SHOULD BE NORTHERLY. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR AND TEMPERATURES
MILD TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY AND
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SATURDAY FROM
THE SOUTH BRINGING A THREAT OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE VICINITY
OF THE FIRE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY BUT
STORMS WILL BECOME WETTER. A DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL REDEVELOP
MONDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS RETURNING FIR TUESDAY.


.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
  MAX HUMIDITY........37-39 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 1800 THEN
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      SOUTH 5-10 MPH AFTER 2100.

.FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......860.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER
                      ABOUT 1100.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-94.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. ERRATIC GUSTS
                      TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...JERRETT NEZ  T
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110811.GAP__.01/SLC

$$