FNUS75 KSLC 251719 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY LAKE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1019 AM MST THU FEB 25 2010 .DISCUSSION...WEAK TROUGH EXITING THE REGION AT THIS TIME...BUT LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ENOUGH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON TO ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT MIXING THROUGH SUNSET TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN PUSH IN FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL INVERSION CONDITIONS FOR THE EARLY AM HOURS AT DRY LAKE...BUT ANTICIPATE A BRIEF WINDOW OF MARGINAL MIXING WILL EXIST BETWEEN 10AM AND 3PM FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNING AGAIN SUNDAY. .TODAY... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX........800. SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL...BUT MOST WILL BE NORTH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.......45-47. MIN HUMIDITY..........49-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING. .TONIGHT... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER...........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.......24-26. MAX HUMIDITY..........85-87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE NIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX........520. SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.......48-51. MIN HUMIDITY..........37-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND BRINKERHOFF REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100225.DRYLA.01/SLC $$