FNUS75 KSLC 090234 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR PINYON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 833 PM MDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... .DISCUSSION...OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. DIRECTIONS MAY BE ERRATIC BUT MOST LIKELY DIRECTION WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO WEST. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS WANING BUT A FEW SHOWERS MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT WHICH MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ERRATIC WINDS. 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.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-68. MAX HUMIDITY........48-51 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2200. .THURSDAY... LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......840. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-97. MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. 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.....93-96. 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...KEITH BEVAN REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120808.PINYO.03/SLC $$