FNUS75 KSLC 271348 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR HAROLD CRANE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 748 AM MDT THU MAY 27 2010 .DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN ALONG THE WEST COAST TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY KEEPING A STRONG WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER UTAH. THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO UTAH LATER FRIDAY WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE PROJECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON SHIFTING WINDS TO NORTHWEST AND BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IT WILL BE COOLER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. A COOL STABLE AIRMASS WILL BE OVER THE AREA SUNDAY. .TODAY... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX........1000+. SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL 1100 THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.......74-76. MIN HUMIDITY..........19-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.......58-61. MAX HUMIDITY..........45-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 2100. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL...................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX........1000+. SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.......66-68. MIN HUMIDITY..........33-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 1500 IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...WILENSKY REQUESTED BY...DAN AMES REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100527.HAROL.03/SLC $$