FNUS75 KSLC 161237 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX CREEK RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 637 AM MDT WED MAY 16 2012 .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY. A FEW HIGH-BASED SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE A COUPLE OF LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY MICROBURST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...LITTLE RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS STILL LOOK TO SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 1200-1500. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LESS THAN THEY WERE YESTERDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN TOMORROW AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THERE IS AN OUTSIDE CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM TOMORROW. OTHERWISE THE COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION SHOULD FILL IN FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR WETTING RAIN AT THE BURN SITE. PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A RETURN TO DRIER CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL NOON...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63. MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH AFTER 1000...THEN BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1400. .TONIGHT... LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-47. MAX HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2100. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66. MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH AFTER 0900 THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 38 MPH AFTER 1200. FORECASTER...CHENG REQUESTED BY...RYAN MCCOLLIN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.BOXCR.01/SLC $$