FNUS75 KSLC 201234 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST ENTRANCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 634 AM MDT MON APR 20 2009 .DISCUSSION...RIDGE CONTINUES TO BECOME ENTRENCHED OVER THE FIRE DISTRICT. DECREASING WINDS ALOFT AND A DRYING AIRMASS WILL KEEP CLEARING INDEX RATHER LOW TODAY. AIRMASS WILL CHANGE LITTLE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE RIDGE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. WINDS MAY INCREASE A LITTLE TOMORROW AND ALLOW CLEARING INDICES TO RISE A LITTLE BUT ONLY TO NEAR 500. NO CHANCE OF ANY PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE AND APPROACHING RECORD LEVELS BY MID WEEK. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......290. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77. MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39. MAX HUMIDITY........62-64 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......500. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79. MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...HOSENFELD REQUESTED BY...TAIGA ROHRER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090420.EASTE.02/SLC $$