FNUS75 KSLC 080123
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST ENTRANCE RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
723 PM MDT TUE APR 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE OVER THE FIRE DISTRICT CONTINUES TO BE PUSHED
EASTWARD AS STRONG LOW CENTER IS NOW JUST MOVING ONTO THE
CALIFORNIA COAST. WINDS WILL RELAX A BIT OVER NIGHT TONIGHT BUT
WILL PICK UP AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO
SHIFT EAST. NO REAL ORGANIZED FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM AND EXPECT
PRECIPITATION TO FOLLOW WITH THE TROUGH AXIS PASSAGE AT THE BURN
SITE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. WITH THE INCREASING SPRINGTIME SUN
INSOLATION AND WEAK LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM...ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE EAST AND ALLOW A WEAK SHORT
WAVE RIDGE TO MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN FOR THURSDAY. MORE SYSTEMS
EXPECTED FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD. CLEARING INDICES SHOULD BE HIGH
TOMORROW AND THEN LOWER SOMEWHAT ON THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36.
  MAX HUMIDITY........69-71 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...SNOW
                      SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MIN HUMIDITY........33-35 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      WEST 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......590.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
  MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      WEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...DAVID BROTHWELL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090407.EASTE.02/SLC

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