FNUS75 KSLC 020104 CCA
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE CANYON...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
702 PM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
THROUGH 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS EARLY THIS EVENING WILL
DECREASE AROUND SUNSET. A WEAKENING DRY COLD FRONT IS THEN
EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE LOCATION FROM THE NORTHWEST
BETWEEN 1100 PM AND 200 AM MDT. THIS WILL LIKELY SHIFT WINDS TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST DEPENDING ON HOW SHELTERED THE BURN LOCATION
IS...OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BECOME DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY LATE. FLOW
ALOFT RETURNS TO THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY AND EXPECT SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
WINDS OVER THE AREA ONCE AGAIN...ALTHOUGH FLOW WILL NOT BE AS
STRONG AS TODAY. DRIER AIR MOVES INTO NORTHWEST UTAH ON FRIDAY SO
LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY READINGS CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED. WITH THE
DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE STATE THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY
OF THE FIRE IS VERY LOW FOR BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE A BIT COOLER ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BUT WILL STILL BE
QUITE WARM.

FORECAST VALUES ARE FOR THE FIRE ELEVATION OF 6300 FEET.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
  MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      25 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                      MPH BETWEEN 1100 PM AND 200 AM THEN
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY LATE.

.FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......930.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                      MORNING BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...TRUJILLO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130801.MIDDL.01/SLC

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