FNUS75 KSLC 230119 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR GREASE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 719 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE ACROSS UTAH THIS EVENING...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW. WINDS WILL LIKELY LIGHTEN A BIT AROUND MIDNIGHT OR A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE...BUT WILL REMAIN STEADY OUT OF THE SOUTH...AND PERIODS OF GUSTINESS THROUGH THE NIGHT ARE STILL POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING BETWEEN 0900 AND 1100 LOCAL TIME...AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE ENTIRE DAY. INCREASED MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY...WHICH COULD PROVIDE A LITTLE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RELIEF ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. DRY AND GUSTY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE STATE BEGINNING SUNDAY...BUT ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST OF THE FIRE. GENERALLY SOUTH- SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59. MAX HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....99-102. MIN HUMIDITY........4-7 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...INCREASING TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. .OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....99-102. MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...INCREASING TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...SCHOENING REQUESTED BY...RICHFIELD DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120622.GREAS.01/SLC $$