FNUS75 KSLC 301244 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSET NORTH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 644 AM MDT THU APR 30 2009 .DISCUSSION...THE STATE OF UTAH REMAINS IN WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW TODAY AS A WEAK SYSTEM BRUSHES THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH. THE BURN SITE WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH TODAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT...STEADILY INCREASING CLOUD COVER OVER THE BURN SITE THURSDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL ENTER THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING...WITH PRECIPITATION BEGINNING IN THE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THIS SATURDAY STORM IS THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-71. MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34. MAX HUMIDITY........47-50 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67. MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...SCHOENING REQUESTED BY...GREGG CHRISTENSEN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090430.SUNSE.01/SLC $$