FNUS75 KSLC 282037 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR RIVER 2B-C NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 237 PM MDT MON SEP 28 2009 .DISCUSSION...THE COLD PACIFIC TROUGH STILL OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE EAST-SOUTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN BY LATE TUESDAY. THIS TROUGH WILL CONTINUE EAST INTO AND THROUGH UTAH ON WEDNESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL ENTER EXTREME NORTHWEST UTAH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE CROSS THE FIRE SITE BETWEEN 1800-2100 MDT TUESDAY EVENING. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL EXIST UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING...THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE DRAMATICALLY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST AND SLOWLY DECREASE BEHIND THE FRONT. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH PRECIPITATION CONCENTRATED ALONG AND FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT. .REST OF TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......540. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85. MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....60. MAX HUMIDITY........36-39PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH....BECOMING EAST SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2200. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL 1600...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL 1400...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1600. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84. MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH BETWEEN 1000-1500. WINDS INCREASING FURTHER TO 22-27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER 1500 UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE. FORECASTER...CONGER REQUESTED BY...TRACY SWENSON REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090929.BEARR.01/SLC $$