FNUS75 KSLC 141814
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1214 PM MDT THU JUN 14 2012

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE OVER SOUTHEASTERN
UTAH SHOULD MAINTAIN ENOUGH GRADIENT FOR ENHANCED GUSTS INTO THE
20 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AT LOST LAKE.
PRESSURE WILL RISE TONIGHT ALLOWING WIND SPEEDS AND DIRECTION TO
TURN MORE TOWARDS A DIURNALLY DRIVEN SLOPE FLOW REGIME FOR THE
FOLLOWING 24 HOURS INTO SATURDAY MORNING. EXPECTING VERY LOW RH
TO BE MAINTAINED WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERING...THOUGH
OVERNIGHT TRENDS SHOULD INCREASE UP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT VERSUS THE
LAST FEW NIGHTS.

ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER CENTRAL UTAH SATURDAY
MORNING ALLOWING SLIGHTLY ENHANCED NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE
DAY. SUNDAY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH FURTHER DRYING
AND A NET INCREASE IN TEMPS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
LOOK POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......400.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      BUILDUPS BECOMING VISIBLE OVER HIGHEST
                      PORTIONS OF BOULDER MOUNTAIN.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
  MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      IN THE 18 TO 22 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.
                      UPSLOPE COMPONENT MAY TREND WINDS SLIGHTLY
                      MORE TO THE EAST DURING PEAK HEATING HOURS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
  MAX HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH GRADUALLY
                      DECREASING AFTER 2200. DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                      5 TO 10 MPH THEREAFTER.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......710.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT MOST
                      BUILDUPS SHOULD REMAIN OVER BOULDER MOUNTAIN.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
  MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                      UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AFTER 1000.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...SHANE BOWLING
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120614.LOSTL.01/SLC

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