FNUS75 KSLC 171504 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR OGDEN BAY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 804 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2009 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TODAY AND THURSDAY WILL KEEP CLEARING INDICES LOW AND WINDS LIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...BUT THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS FRONT WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO CREATE GOOD MIXING IN THE VALLEYS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. AS FAR AS FRIDAY GOES...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM...AND THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHETHER MIXING WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO SUFFICIENTLY MIX AWAY THE VALLEY INVERSION. DETAILS ARE A LITTLE LESS CERTAIN THIS FAR OUT AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE...BUT AT THIS POINT CLEARING INDEX VALUES LOOK TO BE AT OR JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE 500 AT THE BURN SITE ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......70. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-46. MIN HUMIDITY........49-51 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29. MAX HUMIDITY........75-77 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......130. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48. MIN HUMIDITY........43-45 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...SCHOENING REQUESTED BY...RUTTER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091117.OGDEN.01/SLC $$