FNUS75 KSLC 041447
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLAY SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
847 AM MDT WED JUL 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...MONSOONAL MOISTURE IS MAKING ITS WAY INTO UTAH THIS
MORNING...RESULTING IN INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND RH AT THE FIRE
SITE. A FEW STORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHTNING AND GUSTY MICROBURST WINDS A
POSSIBILITY WITH ANYTHING THAT DEVELOPS. SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM
COVERAGE WILL BE GREATER TOMORROW AS A SHORTWAVE MOVES INTO THE
STATE...ADDING INSTABILITY. MOISTURE WILL BE GREATER THAN
YESTERDAY. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). AREAS OF SMOKE UNTIL
                      NOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                      10-15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). AREAS OF
                      SMOKE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
  MAX HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                      3-7 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......850.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
                      A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD GONZALES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120704.CLAYS.01/SLC

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