FNUS75 KSLC 041132
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG LOST LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
532 AM MDT MON JUN 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 493 BELOW 7000 FEET...

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL CAUSE THE SOUTHEAST
WINDS TO RAMP UP TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH BY EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. BEING
ON THE NORTHEAST ASPECT MAY PROTECT YOU FROM THESE STRONG WINDS
BUT JUST WANTED TO MENTION THE POTENTIAL. THE WINDS ALOFT WILL
BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST BY LATE TODAY WHICH COULD ALLOW THE WINDS TO
WRAP AROUND THE RIDGE LINE JUST TO YOUR WEST SO BE READY FOR
SHIFTY WINDS LATER TODAY. THE WINDS WILL RELAX A LITTLE LATE THIS
EVENING BUT THEN INCREASE TOWARD MORNING FROM THE SOUTHEAST. GUSTS
TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT WHICH
SHOULD REACH YOUR FIRE EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BUT STILL BE STRONG UNTIL EVENING.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........42-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                      INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH LATE.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 15
                      TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH BY MID
                      AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...STUART COOMBS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120603.BIGLO.01/SLC

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