FNUS75 KSLC 221917 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR HENRIE KNOLLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 117 PM MDT SAT MAY 22 2010 .DISCUSSION...AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE BURN AREA TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER LATE TONIGHT WITH A SMALL CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM. THE CORE OF THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY MONDAY BRINGING MUCH COOLER AIR...WITH SNOW LEVEL FALLING BELOW 6000 FEET MONDAY MORNING. DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS WITH BREEZY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY...AND LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX........1000+. SKY/WEATHER...........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.......51-54. MIN HUMIDITY..........17-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH BY 1500. .TONIGHT... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER...........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.......31-34. MAX HUMIDITY..........35-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH EARLY...BECOMING DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 2100. .OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX........1000+. SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.......50-53. MIN HUMIDITY..........25-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH AFTER 1200. FORECASTER...SEAMAN REQUESTED BY...BROOK CHADWICK REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100522.HENRI.02/SLC $$