FNUS75 KSLC 102113
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
313 PM MDT SUN JUN 10 2012

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS ALLOWING A NET WARMING AND DRYING TREND TO
ENSUE THROUGH MIDWEEK. WINDS WILL TRANSITION INTO A DIURNALLY
DRIVEN SLOPE FLOW REGIME BEGINNING TONIGHT AS THIS OCCURS. FLOW
ALOFT WILL REMAIN PRIMARILY LIGHT FROM THE WEST INTO WEDNESDAY
BUT WILL BACK MORE TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM...THIS BRINGING THE NEXT
THREAT OF ELEVATED NEAR SURFACE WINDS TO THE BOX CREEK BURN SITE.
ANOTHER MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT SWITCHING
WINDS TO MORE NORTHERLY BUT THIS SHOULD BE MORE SUBTLE PASSAGE
THAN WHICH OCCURRED YESTERDAY EVENING.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......560.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
  MAX HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS SWITCHING TO THE NORTH 8 TO
                      15 MPH BY 2100.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......690.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                      UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 8 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1000.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...RYAN MCCOLLIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120610.BOXCR.01/SLC

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