FNUS75 KSLC 141022 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLEVILLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 422 AM MDT WED AUG 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY BRINGING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND. THIS COMBINED WITH A VERY HIGH HAINES INDEX HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. DESPITE THE DRYING TREND...A FEW AFTERNOON BUILDUPS AND PERHAPS A DRY THUNDERSTORM OR TWO CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF THE FIRE SITE. IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW FROM THE EAST WOULD BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000. OTHERWISE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL ONCE AGAIN REMAIN DOWNSLOPE WITH SOME ENHANCEMENT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE CANYON THROUGH ABOUT 0800 BEFORE DIMINISHING. WITH HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE TERRAIN DRIVEN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME ENHANCEMENT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE CANYON CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT...BUT LIKELY NOT AS STRONG AS THE PREVIOUS COUPLE OF NIGHTS. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-94. MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 4-8 MPH EARLY WITH LOCALLY ENHANCED EAST WINDS NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE CANYON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 0800...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST/UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56. MAX HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 4-8 MPH. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE LOCALLY ENHANCED FROM THE EAST NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE CANYON OVERNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......770. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-96. MIN HUMIDITY........8-11 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 4-8 MPH EARLY WITH LOCALLY ENHANCED EAST WINDS NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE CANYON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 0800...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST/UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...SEAMAN REQUESTED BY...ERIC LAMALFA REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130813.MILLE.02/SLC $$