FNUS75 KSLC 151419
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
810 AM MDT FRI JUN 15 2012

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION TODAY.  THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A WEAKENING COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE STATE.  IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE SITE LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING
TURNING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. THERE WILL ALSO BE THE THREAT FOR
ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. ANY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. THIS
AFTERNOON/S RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE UP A BIT FROM THE PAST
SEVERAL DAYS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SUNDAY WILL BRING A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST WINDS AND A DROP IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES.  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
AT THE FIRE SITE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......740.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH LATE THIS
                      AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......810.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...RICHFIELD DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120615.BOXCR.01/SLC

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