FNUS75 KSLC 192012 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR MONKS HOLLOW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 212 PM MDT MON APR 19 2010 .DISCUSSION...CLEARING INDEX TRENDS WILL IMPROVE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS AN INCREASE OF SOUTHERLY WINDS TUESDAY WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE MIXING POTENTIAL. LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS TONIGHT UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW FOR A WEAK LOW LEVEL INVERSION AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT THIS IS EXPECTED TO BREAK BY 8 OR 9 AM TUESDAY MORNING AS THE SUN CRESTS AND BEGINS TO WARM THE SURFACE. A DEEP TROUGH OFF THE PACIFIC COAST WILL SLOWLY GRIND INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. RAIN THREATS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH MIXED RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE BY LATE IN THE DAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK DUE TO THE SLOW MOVING NATURE OF THIS STORM. .REST OF TODAY... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX........600. SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.......71-74. MIN HUMIDITY..........16-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.......40. MAX HUMIDITY..........76-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL...................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX........1000+. SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.......71-73. MIN HUMIDITY..........20-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUST TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...M ARMANTROUT REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.MONKS.01/SLC $$