FNUS75 KSLC 041555
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRETTY TREE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
955 AM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT HAS STALLED NORTH OF THE FIRE SITE...
AND SHOULD REMAIN JUST NORTH OF THE SITE THIS AFTERNOON. LOOKING AT
CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITIES WITH INCREASING WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS
THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. A FEW AFTERNOON BUILDUPS OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...THOUGH NOT ANTICIPATING ANY SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS.

INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW WEDNESDAY WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES
WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITIES AND INCREASED SURFACE WINDS TO THE
SITE. A SECOND WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL ARRIVE FROM THE
NORTHWEST EARLY THURSDAY. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING...PRODUCING COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND MODESTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES.

.TODAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.......63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY..........13-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 23 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.......39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY..........35-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING
                      SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY..........11-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........BREEZY. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
                      BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...Keith Adams
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100504.PRETT.01/SLC

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