FNUS75 KSLC 150045
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TANK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
645 PM MDT WED AUG 14 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...VERY WARM DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS HAS PROMPTED THE RED
FLAG WARNING THAT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
IT IS LIKELY THAT THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AND
THE WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED. WINDS WILL BE SLOPE DRIVEN
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH UPSLOPE WINDS EACH AFTERNOON AND DOWN
CANYON WINDS EACH NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL
REMAIN VERY LOW BUT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR. MOISTURE
IS FORECAST TO INCREASE BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT WITH HUMIDITY
RISING AND A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING ON
SATURDAY CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
  MAX HUMIDITY........50-52 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      EAST 5 MPH AFTER 2100.

.THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......770.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-11 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WIND 5 MPH SWITCHING TO WEST 5-10 MPH
                      AFTER 1100.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-96.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                      AROUND NOON.



FORECASTER...WILENSKY
REQUESTED BY...BRET BOWTHORPE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.TANKF.01/SLC

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