FNUS75 KSLC 250319 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD HOLLOW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 918 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION...THE MAIN THREAT TO THE FIRE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE VIRGA SHOWERS AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS AS MOISTURE GRADUALLY INCREASES OVER THE AREA. THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS TONIGHT IS VERY LOW...ALTHOUGH A STRAY LIGHTNING STRIKE OR VIRGA SHOWER IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. AS MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON...EXPECT THE DRY THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL TO INCREASE AS WELL. ANY THUNDERSTORMS OR VIRGA SHOWERS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY MICROBURST WINDS...POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 40 MPH. OUTSIDE OF THESE SHOWERS...EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS DURING THE DAYTIME WITH GENERALLY TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS DURING THE NIGHT. A SLOW UPTICK IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR TOMORROW INTO TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH THESE WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW. .TONIGHT... LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-67. MAX HUMIDITY........34-37 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS POSSIBLE WITH ANY PASSING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY... LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 6. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL NOON...THEN SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90. MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1700. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS POSSIBLE WITH ANY PASSING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY NIGHT... LAL.................6 UNTIL 2100...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100...THEN ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-65. MAX HUMIDITY........46-49 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2100. GUSTY AN ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS POSSIBLE WITH ANY PASSING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...CHENG REQUESTED BY...N A REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120624.WOODH.02/SLC $$