FNUS75 KSLC 071938
FWSSLC

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

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY
GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS SEEM TO BEHAVING SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY BEFORE MAX HEATING
BRINGS A SOUTHWEST WIND WITH THE INCREASE IN MIXING. FOR THE
MOST PARTS WINDS AND GUSTS SHOULD BE 15 MPH OR LESS THROUGH
SUNSET. STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN UTAH
AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. BETTER HEATING ON FRIDAY
SHOULD ALLOW THE SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MIX OUT QUICKER WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 25 MPH EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING WITH SLOW HUMIDITY RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT. A DRY
COLD FRONT WILL BE PASSING THROUGH SOUTHERN UTAH BY SATURDAY
EVENING LEAVING STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS IN PLACE FOR MOST OF
THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
BEHIND THE FRONT EXPECTED BY MID EVENING.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5...MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......710.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
  MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 16 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
                      BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH A
                      FEW GUSTS OVER 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5...MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                      SHIFTING TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 3 TO 8 MPH
                      AFTER SUNSET.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5...MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                      INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH AROUND 1200 WITH
                      GUSTS OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH MID
                      EVENING.


FORECASTER...WFO GJT
REQUESTED BY...LAKE CREEK IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120607.LAKEC.01/SLC

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