FNUS75 KSLC 201520 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR COVE MTN TIMBER PILES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 820 AM MST FRI NOV 20 2009 .DISCUSSION...EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...BECOMING STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 1400 AND 1500 LST. WITH VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT...GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED RIDGETOP AREAS. WINDS WILL DECREASE A BIT TONIGHT AS MIXING DECREASES WITH SUNDOWN. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE BURN SITE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AROUND 1400 LST...SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. BY THE TIME THE FRONT REACHES THE BURN SITE...IT WILL BE WEAK...AND ONLY BRING A SMALL CHANCE OF VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......650. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-53. MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-36. MAX HUMIDITY........62-64 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......790. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-35. MIN HUMIDITY........34-36 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...HOSENFELD REQUESTED BY...WESS FREEBORN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091120.COVEM.01/SLC $$