FNUS75 KSLC 281928 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR HARMONY PILES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 128 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 40 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. 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........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 20 MPH TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-36. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72. MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...GRAHAM REQUESTED BY...CHARLIE PETERSON REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090429.HARMO.01/SLC $$