FNUS75 KSLC 020257
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLAY SPRINGS FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
857 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN
BROUGHT A LID-LEVEL MOISTURE PLUME THROUGH THE WESTERN HALF OF UTAH
TODAY. THE WESTERN EDGE OF THIS PLUME WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE
SITE MOST OF TONIGHT. HIGH-BASED SHOWERS EARLIER IN THE DAY TO THE
EAST WILL DISSIPATE BY MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL HIGH-BASED WILL FORM ON
THE MOUNTAINS TO THE EAST OF THE SITE MONDAY...THOUGH THESE ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE FIRE SITE. A WEATHER DISTURBANCE CROSSING
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE LESS WIND MONDAY AFTERNOON
WITH TEMPERATURES JUST SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN TODAY. TUESDAY WILL SEE
A RETURN TO SIMILAR HOT/DRY CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED THIS AFTERNOON.
A SUBSTANTIAL MOISTURE SURGE WILL BEGIN FROM THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY...
AND PEAK BY LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
  MAX HUMIDITY........POOR RECOVERIES AT 13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH....GUSTS TO
                      25 MPH. WINDS DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 0300.

.MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-11 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING WEST-
                      SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH IN THE
                      LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY NIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2100...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
  MAX HUMIDITY........POOR RECOVERIES AT 15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH....GUSTS TO
                      22 MPH. WINDS DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER
                      0300.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-93.
  MIN HUMIDITY........7-9 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH...AFTERNOON GUSTS
                      TO 25 MPH.



FORECASTER...MISSING
REQUESTED BY...Richard Gonzales
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120701.CLAYS.02/SLC

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