FNUS75 KSLC 032344
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOQUERVILLE ASSIST 02
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
544 PM MDT THU MAY 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A MILD SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
SOUTHWEST UTAH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS THIS EVENING
WILL REMAIN BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST UNTIL ABOUT 2000 THEN
DIMINISH. WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP AGAIN FRIDAY AFTER ABOUT 1000
AND BECOME GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE POOR
RECOVERIES AGAIN TONIGHT AND ARE EXPECTED DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT
BY 1400 OR 1500 FRIDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA FROM 1000-2200 FRIDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE FIRE SITE EARLY SATURDAY SWITCHING
WINDS TO NORTHERLY AND BRINGING SOME INCREASE IN HUMIDITY. THE
NORTH WINDS COULD BE GUSTY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.


.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
  MAX HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO
                      25 MPH DIMINISHING TO 4-8 MPH AFTER 2000...
                      THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER
                      0200.

.FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                      10 MPH AFTER 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                      15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                      10-15 MPH AFTER 0900.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...SHANE MCCORMICK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120503.TOQUE.01/SLC

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