FNUS75 KSLC 290621
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLAY SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1221 AM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 10 PM MDT FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER DRY AND WINDY DAY IS ON TAP
TODAY...SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS OBSERVED THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN BECOME GUSTY BY MID
AFTERNOON AS RH VALUES FALL NEAR OR JUST BELOW 10 PERCENT.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
FOR THESE CONDITIONS.

A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SLACKEN JUST A BIT SATURDAY. HOWEVER THE AIRMASS
IS EXPECTED TO DRY DURING THIS TIME RESULTING IN SINGLE DIGIT
RH VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND VERY POOR IF ANY RECOVERY
AT NIGHT. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN IS EXPECTED
THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 70.
  MAX HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
  RIDGELINE WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-18 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-95.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH GUSTING TO 20
                      MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH AND
                      GUSTING TO 30 MPH AFTER 1200.
  RIDGELINE WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
  MAX HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH AFTER 2100.
  RIDGELINE WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-97.
  MIN HUMIDITY........6-9 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 10-16 MPH AND GUSTING TO 25
                      MPH AFTER 1200.
  RIDGELINE WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120628.CLAYS.02/SLC

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