FNUS75 KSLC 160430
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATCH SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
921 PM MDT THU AUG 15 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...THE COMBINATION OF HOT NEAR RECORD
TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND HAINES OF 6 WILL CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR FRIDAY. THIS WEEKEND THE THREAT
TRANSITIONS TO DRY LIGHTNING AND MICROBURST WINDS AS MID LEVEL
MOISTURE INVADES FROM ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN UTAH. THE CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN WILL INCREASE A BIT SUNDAY BUT CHANCES OF HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE MUCH LOWER THAN THE CONTINUED THREAT OF
LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
  MAX HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                      AROUND 2200 AND INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-94.
  MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST
                      AND INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH AROUND 1500.
                      BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST
                      AND INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH AROUND 1500.
                      BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 2200.
                      LOCALLY GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS.

FORECASTER...ROGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...CARRIE MOORE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.PATCH.02/SLC

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