FNUS75 KSLC 151059
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLEVILLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
459 AM MDT THU AUG 15 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...BOTTOM LINE REGARDING TODAY AS FOLLOWS...BONE DRY
AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH GUSTY UPSLOPE
WINDS DEVELOPING AGAIN MID MORNING. FORECAST PROMOTES EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH ACTIVITY MOST
SIGNIFICANT DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS OF 1300 TO 1900.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY ALLOWING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
TEMPERATURE AND POTENTIAL FOR EVEN LOWER MIN HUMIDITY THIS
AFTERNOON. POOR RECOVERY IS ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH
MODERATE DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING AFTER 22/2300. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST ON FRIDAY BUT WILL ONLY SEE SLIGHT
IMPROVEMENT TO HUMIDITY AND LITTLE CHANGE TO WINDS...RED FLAG
WARNING WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING AS
SUCH.

MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM. THIS MOISTURE SURGE WILL ALLOW FOR
BOTH DAY/NIGHT IMPROVEMENT TO HUMIDITY AND A CHANCE OF WETTING
RAINS BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING INTO NEXT WEEK.
WINDS WILL PRIMARILY REMAIN DIURNALLY SLOPE DRIVEN BUT GUSTY
OUTFLOW WILL BE LIKELY WITH ANY STORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE
VICINITY OF THE MILLEVILLE WILDFIRE SITE.



.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......620.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-97.
  MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BETWEEN 07/0900
                      THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST UPSLOPE 8 TO 16 MPH
                      WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 TO 23 MPH AFTER
                      1300.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
  MAX HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      EAST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 2100.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-96.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                      VARIABLE BETWEEN 07/0900...THEN BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST UPSLOPE 7 TO 15 MPH WITH
                      OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1300



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...ERIC LAMALFA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.MILLE.02/SLC

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