FNUS75 KSLC 221025 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR EDWARD SPRINGS II NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 425 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009 .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SLIDING ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA WILL SPREAD SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...PRIMARILY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM...THOUGH ANY PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED TO A TRACE AS LOW LEVELS REMAIN VERY DRY. WITH DAYTIME HEATING...ADEQUATE MIXING CONDITIONS EXPECTED DESPITE WEAK TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW. AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM...EXPECT INCREASING FLOW ON THURSDAY WITH EXCELLENT MIXING CONDITIONS. DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL. .TODAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75. MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44. MAX HUMIDITY........65-67 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST LATE THIS EVENING. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74. MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...BARJENBRUCH REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.EDWAR.02/SLC $$