FNUS75 KSLC 031509
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHINGLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
910 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AT THE BURNSITE THIS
AFTERNOON BETWEEN 1000 AND 1200 LST...AND BECOME GUSTY THIS
AFTERNOON. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH BASED SHOWERS TO DEVELOP
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE QUITE STABLE...SO ONLY
ISOLATED LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THE SHOWERS ON
WEDNESDAY IS GUSTY...ERRATIC WINDS. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THURSDAY...AND WITH MORE UNSTABLE AIR OVERHEAD...THE THREAT
OF LIGHTNING DRASTICALLY INCREASES. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN
OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY THIS MORNING BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH AROUND 1200 LST
                      INCREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                       GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
  MAX HUMIDITY........33-35 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......970.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING
                      WEST NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                      WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY
                      OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...JIN HAMPTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120703.SHING.01/SLC

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