FNUS75 KSLC 221533
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAKER CANYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
932 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST NEAR
THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS WINDS INCREASE TODAY INTO
TOMORROW...SINGLE DIGIT AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AND POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY WILL PLACE THE AREA UNDER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WITH A POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. ALTHOUGH WINDS DECREASE
SOMEWHAT ON SUNDAY...THEY WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ENOUGH TO BE OF
CONCERN GIVEN THE DRY FUELS. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN WORKING ITS WAY
INTO THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
OVER THE NEARBY TERRAIN ON SUNDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS AFFECTING THE FIRE ON SUNDAY. WHILE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD
BECOME MORE WET MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THESE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
OVER THE TERRAIN TO THE EAST OF THE FIRE. THUS...LITTLE TO NO CHANCE
OF WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH AT LEAST THE
EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-97.
  MIN HUMIDITY........5-8 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25
                      MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 38 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
  MAX HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 35 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 2100.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-98.
  MIN HUMIDITY........4-7 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30
                      MPH WITH GUSTS TO 42 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...ROYCE STEVENS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120622.BAKER.01/SLC

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