FNUS75 KSLC 071256 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR STUMP SPRINGS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 656 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2009 .DISCUSSION...THE WESTERLY JET STREAM HAS SAGGED SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN IDAHO IN RESPONSE TO A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS UTAH AND MOVE ACROSS STUMP SPRINGS AROUND 2100 THIS EVENING. THIS IS A DRY COLD FRONT. WEST TRANSPORT WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KTS BY 1800 AND REMAIN MODERATE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND THEN DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE AND CAUSE GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. EXCELLENT MIXING WILL OCCUR. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77. MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING AND SHIFTING TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39. MAX HUMIDITY........47-49 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72. MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF REQUESTED BY...GREGG CHRISTENSEN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090507.STUMP.01/SLC $$