FNUS75 KSLC 041322
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOQUERVILLE ASSIST 02
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
722 AM MDT FRI MAY 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL CAUSE THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS
SOUTHERN UTAH TO ENHANCE TODAY. SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE BETWEEN 1200 AND 1300 MDT TODAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
DEVELOPING BETWEEN 1100 AND 1200. WIND GUSTS AT WHITE REEF RAWS
REACHED 25-30 MPH YESTERDAY AND TODAY WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE WIND
GUSTS TO REACH 30-35 MPH. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 1600 AND
1900 MDT. WINDS WILL LIKELY SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST AFTER SUNSET AND
DECREASE TO UNDER 12 MPH. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BETWEEN 0600 AND
0800 MDT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH AT SPEEDS OF 15-25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT BEFORE
ABATING. THIS WILL BE A DRY FRONT.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                      INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                      EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
  MAX HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER
                      SUNSET.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
                      POSSIBLE BETWEEN 0600 AND 1100 MDT. WINDS
                      SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND DECREASING SLIGHTLY
                      IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...BILL ROACH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120504.TOQUE.01/SLC

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