FNUS75 KSLC 281505
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
905 AM MDT THU MAY 28 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE STATE
THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN GRADUALLY BREAK DOWN LATE IN THE WEEKEND.
ALTHOUGH STEERING WINDS REMAIN LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE
REGION...CLEARING INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB ABOVE 500 LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH INCREASED SOLAR AND
LOW LEVEL MIXING. ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY REMAIN IN PLACE
ACROSS THE WASATCH PLATEAU TO BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 12 PM TODAY...BUT THE POTENTIAL OF
WETTING RAINS HAS DROPPED OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS AS THE LOW
LEVELS ARE CONTINUING A SLIGHT DRYING TREND. THAT SAID...ERRATIC
AND GUSTY WINDS AS WELL AS A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES REMAIN A
THREAT FOR THE BURN SITE IN THE 12 PM TO 8 PM WINDOW TODAY.
ANTICIPATE MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE EACH DAY FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL INCREASING SLIGHTLY
EACH DAY. INCREASED SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW LOOKS TO RAMP UP EARLY
NEXT WEEK USHERING IN DRYING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MID WEEK
PERIOD.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......680.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
  MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
  MAX HUMIDITY........65-67 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE
                      IN THE EVENING.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......660.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
  MIN HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...DARON REYNOLDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.PINES.01/SLC

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