FNUS75 KSLC 011440 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR HENRIE KNOLLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 840 AM MDT MON JUN 1 2009 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA IS WEAKENING...AND WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT. MOISTURE IS STILL IN PLACE OVER MOST OF THE STATE...AND MORE AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THESE STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND THEN MOVE OVER ADJACENT AREAS. BECAUSE WINDS UNDER THE HIGH PRESSURE ARE LIGHT...STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN FOR THOSE AREAS THAT SEE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. WINDS AT THE BURN SITE WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HOWEVER...IF THUNDERSTORMS PASS THROUGH THE AREA...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC. LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST IS BEGINNING TO MOVE ONSHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING TUESDAY. THIS SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND A DRYING TREND BEGINNING TUESDAY AND LASTING THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 5. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL NOON...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65. MIN HUMIDITY........31-35 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................5 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45. MAX HUMIDITY........60-62 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...HOSENFELD REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090601.HENRI.01/SLC $$