000 FNUS55 KSLC 291213 CCA FWFSLC FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 600 AM MDT MON APR 29 2002 *** RED FLAG WARNING SOUTHWEST UTAH NOON TO MIDNIGHT FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 435..437..439..440. *** .BROADCAST DISCUSSION...A WARM AND STABLE AIRMASS IS OVER THE AREA TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT APPROACHES. STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST UTAH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH...BUT WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY. ***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS*** ***ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT...10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS*** UTZ012>015-301400- FORECAST AREA 2...CENTRAL UTAH... ZONE 431-CASTLE VALLEY...ZONE 432-SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND DESERT... ZONE 433-SAN PETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS...ZONE 434-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...ZONE 436-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER......... PARTLY CLOUDY AND BECOMING BREEZY (3-5 TENTHS CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURES.... NEAR 5000 FT... 70-75 24HR TREND... 5 NEAR 8000 FT... 58-65 24HR TREND... 5 MIN HUMIDITY........ NEAR 5000 FT... 15-22% 24HR TREND... -15 NEAR 8000 FT... 18-25% 24HR TREND... -10 WIND.20FT........... SLOPE/VALLEY...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-12 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING. BECOMING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH 14-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. RIDGETOPS...WEST-SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. LAL................ 1 CWR................ 0% HAINES INDEX....... 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER......... PARTLY CLOUDY (2-4 TENTHS CLOUD COVER) AND BREEZY WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY. MIN TEMPERATURES.... NEAR 5000 FT...40-45 24HR TREND...8 NEAR 8000 FT... 35-40 24HR TREND...6 MAX HUMIDITY........ NEAR 5000 FT... 30-45% 24HR TREND...-20 NEAR 8000 FT... 50-60% 24HR TREND... -20 WIND.20FT........... SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH DECREASING BY MIDNIGHT TO 8-15 MPH. RIDGETOPS...SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40-45 MPH. LAL................ 1 CWR................ 0% HAINES INDEX....... 3 $$ UTZ016>021-301400- FORECAST AREA 3...SOUTHWEST UTAH ZONES 435-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...ZONE 437-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ZONE 438-HENRY MOUNTAINS...ZONE 439-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON...ZONE 440-441 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH *** RED FLAG WARNING NOON TO MIDNIGHT FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ZONES 435..437..439 AND 440. *** .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER......... PARTLY CLOUDY (2-5 TENTHS CLOUD COVER) AND BECOMING WINDY. MAX TEMPERATURES.... NEAR 5000 FT... 75-78 24HR TREND... 6 NEAR 8000 FT... 60-65 24HR TREND... 6 MIN HUMIDITY........ NEAR 5000 FT... 12-15% 24HR TREND... -3 NEAR 8000 FT... 16-20% 24HR TREND... -4 WIND.20FT........... SLOPE/VALLEY... BECOMING THE LOCAL UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-12 MPH BY MID MORNING. BECOMING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH INCREASING TO 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS 40-45 MPH. RIDGETOPS...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH INCREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON TO 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40-50 MPH. LAL................ 1 CWR................ 0% HAINES INDEX....... 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER......... PARTLY CLOUDY (2-4 TENTHS CLOUD COVER)...WINDY WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY. MIN TEMPERATURES.... NEAR 5000 FT... 40-45 24HR TREND... 4 NEAR 8000 FT... 35-40 24HR TREND... 2 MAX HUMIDITY........ NEAR 5000 FT... 25-40% 24HR TREND... -10 NEAR 8000 FT... 30-50% 24HR TREND... -10 WIND.20FT...........SLOPE/VALLEY... SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING SLOWLY TO 12-18 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOPS...SOUTHWEST 25-40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. LAL................ 1 CWR................ 0% HAINES INDEX....... 4 $$