FNUS75 KSLC 161038
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLEVILLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
438 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 AND WEST 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. THE BULK OF THIS MOISTURE WILL REMAIN AT THE MID LEVELS SO
INITIAL STORM DEVELOPMENT OVER NEIGHBORING TERRAIN IS EXPECTED TO
BE DRY WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND LIGHTNING A THREAT ON
SATURDAY. AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS FORECAST THE BULK OF THIS
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE MILLEVILLE
SITE TOMORROW BUT STILL CAN NOT BE RULED OUT LOCALLY. MOISTURE
WILL GRADUALLY DEEPEN LATE WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK
INCREASING THE WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL AT THAT TIME.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-98.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-11 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE AND DRAINAGE WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH
                      BECOMING WEST 7 TO 14 MPH AFTER 0900
                      WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
  MAX HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO
                      5 MPH BETWEEN 20-2100...THEN BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE AND DRAINAGE WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 6.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER
                      THE HIGHER TERRAIN...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST
                      OF THE SITE.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE AND DRAINAGE WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING
                      TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1000.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...ERIC LAMALFA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.MILLE.01/SLC

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