FNUS75 KSLC 051145
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOXCREEK BROADCAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
545 AM MDT TUE JUN 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT FOR BELOW 7000 FEET...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN
WILL LIFT NORTHEAST INTO IDAHO THIS AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
PASSAGE TIME AT THE WILDFIRE BETWEEN 1500 AND 1700 MDT. THE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AROUND 0800 MDT THIS MORNING TO 15-25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EXPOSED RIDGES. WINDS COULD BE BLOCKED
SOMEWHAT IN THE CANYON THAT YOU ARE LOCATED IN UNTIL THE COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND THE WINDS SHIFT TO WESTERLY. THIS WILL
ALLOW THE WINDS TO FUNNEL STRAIGHT DOWN BOXCREEK CANYON AND BE THE
STRONGEST OF THE DAY. THE SUSTAINED WINDS COULD REACH 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. WINDS WILL RELAX TO ABOUT 15 MPH FROM THE WEST
WITHIN 3 HOURS OF THE PASSAGE AND THEN TREND TO THE WEST NORTHWEST
AND DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 35 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
                      IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST
                      WINDS IN BOXCREEK CANYON ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR
                      AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE AND THE WINDS SHIFT
                      TO WESTERLY.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
  MAX HUMIDITY........49-51 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. WEST WINDS 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 40 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                      IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......860.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      NORTHEAST 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                      SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...MATT MURDOCK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120605.BOXCR.01/SLC

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