FNUS75 KSLC 241030
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LEDGES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
430 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LOW THAT BROUGHT SHOWERS AND ELEVATED HUMIDITY
TO THE RED LEDGES FIRE SITE YESTERDAY IS RAPIDLY DEPARTING EAST.
IN WAKE OF THIS A DRIER WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL SET IN TODAY
ALLOWING FOR MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND DECREASING TREND HUMIDITY.
SLOPE FLOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DOMINATE THIS MORNING...BUT ENHANCED
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAMP UP A BIT THIS
AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LOW TRACKS THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
STATES. THESE WINDS WILL DROP RAPIDLY TONIGHT ALLOWING A RETURN
TO SLOPE DRIVEN FLOWS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. DECENT
RECOVERY TONIGHT. A SLIGHT INCREASE OF MOISTURE IS EXPECTED
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
AND STORMS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                      MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                      BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                      THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 MPH ALONG THE
                      UPPER RIDGES AFTER 1400.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........60-62 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 MPH DECREASING AND BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-93.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ZIMMERMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.REDLE.02/SLC

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