FNUS75 KSLC 080113
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
713 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
COAST THIS EVENING WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES EAST FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL REACH FAR NORTHWEST UTAH
FRIDAY EVENING...THEN SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. THE FRONT WILL LIKELY BE DRY AS IT MOVES THROUGH
THE FIRE SITE. INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS FRIDAY WILL BECOME
STRONGER FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY. STRONG WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS AND
SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT SATURDAY
NIGHT/SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER........,CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-44.
  MAX HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...
                      THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                      AFTER 0300.

.FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                      INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32
                      MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

.OUTLOOK SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...COOL TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY
WEST WINDS SUNDAY WILL GIVE WAY TO LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN WIND AND
WARMER TEMPERATURES MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP OUT
OF THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW AND TEMPERATURES WARM WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY FRIDAY.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...ANOTHER DRY COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
FRONT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG THIS WEEKEND FRONT.
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO NOT COOL AS MUCH BEHIND THE FRONT LATE IN
THE WEEKEND.


FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Corey Norman
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120607.BOXCR.01/SLC

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