FNUS75 KSLC 031540
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLAY SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
940 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHERN UTAH. WINDS WILL
BE TERRAIN DRIVEN OVERNIGHT...AND ONCE AGAIN...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG AS THOSE
EXPECTED TODAY. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN UTAH
TOMORROW MORNING...AND INTO THE BURN SITE LATE MORNING/EARLY
AFTERNOON. THIS IS MOSTLY HIGH BASED MOISTURE...AND WETTING RAIN IS
NOT EXPECTED. SINCE THE ATMOSPHERE IS QUITE STABLE TOMORROW...ONLY
ISOLATED LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE MAIN IMPACT FROM SHOWERS
TOMORROW THE GUSTY...ERRATIC WINDS THAT WILL DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY
OF SHOWERS. LIGHTNING COVERAGE WILL BE MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD THURSDAY
AS MORE UNSTABLE AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. WITH INCREASED
MOISTURE...OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WILL BE MUCH BETTER. MOISTURE WILL
REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...THOUGH IT WILL
DECREASE A BIT ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
  MAX HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH.

.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)
                      THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD GONZALES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120703.CLAYS.01/SLC

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