FNUS75 KSLC 101242 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR PRETTY TREE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 642 AM MDT MON MAY 10 2010 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL SETTLE BRIEFLY ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD SPRING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY...THEN INTO SOUTHWEST UTAH BY EARLY TUESDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVERNIGHT. STEADY PRECIPITATION AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW FOR TUESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL TURN SHOWERY WEDNESDAY WILL COOL TEMPERATURES AND HIGH RH VALUES REMAINING AT THE SITE. PRECIPITATION WILL WIND DOWN THURSDAY WITH TEMPERATURES SLOWLY CLIMBING AGAIN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WARM TEMPERATURES AND MUCH LOWER RH VALUES EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT SETTLES ACROSS THE INTERIOR WEST. .TODAY... LAL...................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX........1000+. SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.......56-58. MIN HUMIDITY..........14-17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH...GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER 1200. .TONIGHT... LAL...................2. HAINES INDEX..........2 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.......33-35. MAX HUMIDITY..........58-62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX........1000+. SKY/WEATHER...........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.......39-41. MIN HUMIDITY..........48-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........WEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. FORECASTER...CONGER REQUESTED BY...Gregg Christensen REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100510.PRETT.01/SLC $$