FNUS75 KSLC 091810 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR BRYCE WOODLAND PILES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1110 AM MST WED DEC 9 2009 .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO WARM ALOFT TODAY AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AS AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY SITS OVER THE BURN AREA. WINDS WILL BECOME TERRAIN DRIVEN TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW AS A MORE STABLE AIRMASS MOVES OVERHEAD. THIS WILL LIMIT MIXING...CAUSING CLEARING INDICES TO PLUMMET. STABLE NORTHERLY FLOW IS WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH FRIDAY. A SERIES OF DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......550. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-26. MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10-12 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....2 BELOW-4 BELOW ZERO. MAX HUMIDITY........80-82 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......120. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-32. MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 7 TO 12 MPH. FORECASTER...HOSENFELD REQUESTED BY...JOSH SOPER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091209.BRYCE.01/SLC $$