FNUS75 KSLC 282118 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR GREENVILLE RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 318 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 .DISCUSSION...PRIMARY CONCERN FOR TODAY AND THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK IS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTY WINDS. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING SLOWLY INTO THE GREAT BASIN NUDGED A SURFACE COLD FRONT INTO NORTHERN UTAH THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN AREA LEAVING SOUTHERN UTAH UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOUTH OF THE FRONT GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE PICKING BACK UP DURING THE LATE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BE A LITTLE LIGHTER ON WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE FLOW ALOFT IS NOT AS STRONG AS TODAY...WINDS WILL REMAIN A CONCERN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ON WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THE FRONT STALLS OUT ACROSS THE STATE WHICH KEEPS THE WIND POTENTIAL IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH INTO THE WEEKEND. MIXING WILL BE EXCELLENT THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH REASONABLY DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS AND VIGOROUS TRANSPORT WINDS. HOWEVER...THESE EXCELLENT MIXING CONDITIONS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTY WINDS AT THE SURFACE. .REST OF TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59. MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34. MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE EVENING. .OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61. MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...GRAHAM REQUESTED BY...RYAN SHAKESPEAR REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090428.GREEN.01/SLC $$