FNUS75 KSLC 191445 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR OGDEN BAY RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 845 AM MDT MON APR 19 2010 .DISCUSSION...PLAN ON SEEING A GRADUAL INCREASE OF SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS AS A PACIFIC TROUGH CARVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TUESDAY. INCREASE OF SOUTHERLY FLOW COUPLED WITH ALREADY DECENT MIXING WILL ALLOW FOR CLEARING INDEX TRENDS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY FOR TUESDAYS PLANNED BURN. ANTICIPATE A WEAK LOW LEVEL INVERSION WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH 9 TO 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING...BUT THAT WILL BREAK RAPIDLY AS THE SUN CRESTS THE WASATCH ALLOWING SURFACE TEMPS TO RAPIDLY CLIMB. PRECIP THREATS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER LINGERING THEREAFTER THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX........800. SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.......76-78. MIN HUMIDITY..........14-16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST BETWEEN 12 AND 1 PM. .TONIGHT... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE. SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.......51-53. MAX HUMIDITY..........47-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........WEST 5 MPH THROUGH 8 TO 9 PM...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX........1000+. SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.......77-80. MIN HUMIDITY..........19-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...DAN AMES REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.OGDEN.01/SLC $$