FNUS75 KSLC 030043
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLAY SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
643 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
A BIT TUESDAY OVER WHAT WAS OBSERVED TODAY...WHICH WILL RESULT
IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY
NIGHT RESULTING IN VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY.

THE FLOW ALOFT LOOKS TO BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY...AND CONTINUING ON THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
THIS WILL ALLOW MOISTURE TO BE DRAWN NORTHWARD INTO THE
AREA...BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS MOISTURE WILL
INITIALLY BE HIGH BASED...WHICH WILL KEEP ANY THUNDERSTORMS
DRY WITH ASSOCIATED MICROBURST WINDS.


.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
  MAX HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 2100.

.TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........6-9 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 8-15 INCREASING TO 12-18 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER 1100.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND DRY
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD GONZALES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120702.CLAYS.02/SLC

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