FNUS75 KSLC 151318
FWSSLC

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

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

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED ACROSS UTAH WILL
MAINTAIN HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS TODAY WILL
BE TERRAIN DRIVEN UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TAKE ON A MORE
SOUTHWEST DIRECTION WITH A MODEST INCREASE IN SPEED THROUGH THE
REST OF AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER OUT OF THE
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FRIDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE QUITE LOW TODAY
AND FRIDAY...WITH POOR TO FAIR RECOVERIES EXPECTED TONIGHT.

MOISTURE TO THE SOUTH OF UTAH TODAY WILL REACH SOUTHERN UTAH
FRIDAY...THEN SURGE NORTH INTO THE FIRE SITE FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY
SATURDAY. HIGH-BASED AND MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS COULD FORM WITH
THE LEADING SURGE OF MOISTURE SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASING
THREAT OF WETTING RAINS SUNDAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT
WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER AND HUMIDITIES CLIMB IN RESPONSE TO
INCREASING CLOUDS AND THE THREAT OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
AND BEYOND.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......730.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
 WINDS - 20 - FOOT....EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTS TO 17
                      MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 1400.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE
                      4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2300.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER) AFTER 1500.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-94.
  MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEKEND...

INCREASING MOISTURE FRIDAY NIGHT WILL LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH-BASED
DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY. AN INCREASING THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...THOUGH ANY WETTING RAINS WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF
UNTIL SUNDAY. HOT TEMPERATURES AND STILL FAIRLY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
SATURDAY. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BOTH DAYS.

FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...P  CORRIGAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.ROCKP.01/SLC

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