FNUS75 KSLC 211856
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LEDGES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1256 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

.DISCUSSION...THE RED LEDGES WILDFIRE WILL LIKELY ESCAPE ANY
CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON...AS THE BEST MOISTURE WILL REMAIN TO THE
WEST OF THE WILDFIRE. THE DRY THUNDERSTORMS MENTIONED IN THE CURRENT
RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN TO THE WEST OF THE WILDFIRE.
HOWEVER...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE STATEWIDE TOMORROW...AND THERE IS A
BETTER CHANCE THAT A THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT THE WILDFIRE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. THIS THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY...BUT DECREASE
FRIDAY AS DRIER AIR MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE STATE.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      HAZE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH LATE
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................4 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
  MAX HUMIDITY........62-64 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 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.....83-85.
  MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...TURNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120821.REDLE.01/SLC

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