FNUS75 KSLC 161052
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATCH SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
452 AM MDT FRI AUG 16 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY REMAINS IN PLACE
AS YET ANOTHER DAY OF HOT AND BONE DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR REMAINS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE PEAK
HEATING HOURS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
DOWNSLOPE AND DRAINAGE WINDS WILL TRANSITION BACK TO UPSLOPE FROM
THE SOUTHWEST AGAIN BY MID MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE
FROM THE SPEEDS REALIZED OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.

INCREASED MOISTURE IS ALREADY WORKING INTO SOUTHERN UTAH EARLY
THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING AND
MICROBURST WINDS AND STRONG OUTFLOW BEGINNING TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE IF ANY IMPROVEMENT IN HUMIDITY UNTIL
SUNDAY AS MOISTURE WILL BE SLOW TO DEEPEN. WETTING RAIN
POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE A BIT SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL REMAIN A THREAT EACH DAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-95.
  MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING
                      BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST AFTER 1100 WITH
                      OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
  MAX HUMIDITY........37-39 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 6.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-95.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BY 1100.
                      GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH ANY
                      PASSING STORMS



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.PATCH.03/SLC

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