FNUS75 KSLC 261959 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 159 PM MDT MON APR 26 2010 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP A DRY AND MILD AIRMASS OVER THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT NOW LOOK TO BE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO PUSH CLEARING INDICES ABOVE 500. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...ALLOWING FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THE COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NORTHERN UTAH VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY...APPROACHING THE BURN SITE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...BUT INSTABILITY SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. .REST OF TODAY... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX........550. SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.......60-64. MIN HUMIDITY..........17-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.......32-36. MAX HUMIDITY..........50-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX........1000+. SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.......63-67. MIN HUMIDITY..........16-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........VERY WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN REQUESTED BY...MECHAM REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100426.DUCKC.02/SLC $$