FNUS75 KSLC 261043
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHURCH CAMP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
443 AM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING
FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WITH
WINDS ON THE FIRE LARGELY SIMILAR OR PERHAPS A BIT STRONGER THAN
WHAT WAS OBSERVED MONDAY. THIS FLOW IS HELPING TO BRING IN DRIER
AIR FROM NEVADA...RESULTING IN A REDUCED THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER A FEW AFTERNOON BUILDUPS WITH AN ISOLATED
DRY THUNDERSTORM OR TWO CAN STILL BE EXPECTED.

THIS DRY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF
THE FIRE SITE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST DURING
THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING AND BECOME DRIVEN BY SLOPE
FLOWS OVERNIGHT. THIS BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR A RETURN OF WEAKER SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED DRY
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                      AFTER 1100. RIDGELINE WINDS SOUTHWEST 15-25
                      MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
  MAX HUMIDITY........32-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                      THE AFTERNOON. RIDGELINE WINDS SOUTHWEST
                      10-20 MPH.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN ROBINSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120625.CHURC.01/SLC

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