FNUS75 KSLC 172325
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATCH SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
525 PM MDT SAT AUG 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO
WEST CENTRAL UTAH WILL CONTINUE EAST INTO THE EVENING
HOURS...AND MAY REACH THE BURN AREAS AFTER 1800. STRONG GUSTY
WINDS AND DRY LIGHTNING WOULD BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY
STORMS WHICH HOLD TOGETHER. OTHERWISE IN THE WAKE OF EARLIER
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN FROM THE
EAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
AND BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AFTER SUNSET.

MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS ALLOWING
FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH AN
INCREASING CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS WITH ANY STORMS WHICH
DEVELOP. THIS INCREASED MOISTURE WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR SLIGHTLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY AND BETTER
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................6 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
  MAX HUMIDITY........43-46 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST-SOUTHEAST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                      MPH EARLY...BECOMING EAST/DOWNSLOPE 4-9
                      MPH AFTER 2100. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.SUNDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......670.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-96.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST/DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH BECOMING
                      WEST/UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                      MPH AFTER 1000. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......370.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-96.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST/DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH BECOMING
                      WEST/UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                      MPH AFTER 1000. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...GREG NALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130817.PATCH.01/SLC

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