FNUS75 KSLC 080401 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR 2ND STREET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1001 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EASTWARD TONIGHT. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE ON INTO SATURDAY. THIS IS DUE TO A PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS NORTHERN UTAH SATURDAY MORNING...TURNING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST BUT KEEPING THEM STRONG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BRING SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE. IF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MATERIALIZE WITH THE FRONT ON SATURDAY...ERRATIC WINDS AND POSSIBLE DRY LIGHTNING MAY ALSO COME INTO PLAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-53. MAX HUMIDITY........50-52 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE NIGHT. .FRIDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-89. MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73. MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...YOUNG REQUESTED BY...SEAN LODGE REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120607.2NDST.01/SLC $$