FNUS75 KSLC 272353 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR STUMP SPRINGS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 553 PM MDT SUN SEP 27 2009 .DISCUSSION...A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A PACIFIC SYSTEM APPROACHING THE COAST ON MONDAY WILL HELP TO INCREASE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE BURN SITE. AS THIS PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN TUESDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH. AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE BURN SITE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT...WITH TEMPERATURES AVERAGING 20 TO 30 DEGREES COLDER BY WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH OR EVEN CHANGE TO SNOW WITH THE COLD FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....50. MAX HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1800. .MONDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79. MIN HUMIDITY........9-11 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69. MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...KRUSE REQUESTED BY...KEITH ADAMS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090927.STUMP.01/SLC $$