FNUS75 KSLC 040203
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD HOLLOW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
803 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY EXTENDED UNTIL 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A WEDGE OF DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS
THE FIRE SITE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...SANDWICHED BETWEEN A
STALLING COLD FRONT TO THE NORTH...AND A PLUME OF MONSOONAL
MOISTURE CREEPING UP FROM THE SOUTH. AS A RESULT FAIRLY POOR
OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY IS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT...AND AS
SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

THIS MOISTURE SPREADING NORTHWARD FROM ARIZONA MAY REACH THE
SITE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY. MUCH OF THIS
MOISTURE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE MID LEVELS RESULTING IN
FAIRLY EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER AND HELPING TO STABILIZE THE
ATMOSPHERE...ALTHOUGH A FEW BUILDUPS MAY DEVELOP AND AN
ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORM CANT BE RULED OUT.

THIS MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO FURTHER INCREASE THURSDAY ALLOWING
FOR A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WETTING RAINS. DAYTIME RH VALUES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
TREND SIGNIFICANTLY UPWARD DURING THIS TIME. ASIDE FROM THE
THUNDERSTORMS...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AND BECOME MORE
SLOPE DRIVEN LATE IN THE WEEK THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AS
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS INTO THE AREA. THIS HIGH WILL HELP
HOLD MOISTURE IN PLACE...ALLOWING FOR A CONTINUED CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
  MAX HUMIDITY........42-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH BECOMING EAST/DOWNSLOPE
                      4-9 MPH AFTER 2100.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1100.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
  MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST/UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...PETERSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120703.WOODH.01/SLC

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