FNUS75 KSLC 082347
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINYON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
546 PM MDT WED AUG 8 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT DRY
THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS OR NEAR THE
BURN SITE THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS MAY PROVIDE A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF
AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION...BUT THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE WINDS. GUSTS
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH ANY SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL LIKELY BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING DUE TO THE
THUNDERSTORMS...BUT THEY MAY BE ERRATIC. TOMORROW WILL BE A BIT LESS
ACTIVE...BUT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE.
EXPECT GREATER COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN FOR FRIDAY. CHANCES
OF WETTING RAIN WILL BE LOW.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
  MAX HUMIDITY........48-51 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                      SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH
                      AFTER 1800 BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                      3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2200. GUSTS TO 50 MPH NEAR
                      THUNDERSTORMS.

.THURSDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......770.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-96.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......880.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS
                      AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-95.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...HEIDI LITTLE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120808.PINYO.02/SLC

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