FNUS75 KSLC 281422 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR AHLSTROM HOLLOW RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 822 AM MDT FRI MAY 28 2010 .DISCUSSION...STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE MUCH LIKE YESTERDAY...ALTHOUGH A BIT STRONGER. AS A RESULT...EXPECT THAT THE BURN SITE WILL SEE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS...ESPECIALLY AS MIXING IMPROVES THIS AFTERNOON AND THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE ABLE TO MIX DOWN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS. GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE BURN SITE IS A BIT SHELTERED FROM THE SOUTHWEST...WHICH WILL PROTECT THE AREA A BIT FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. HOWEVER...WITH SUCH STRONG WINDS ALOFT...BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTS. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE BURN AREA OVERNIGHT...RELAXING AND SHIFTING THE WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER TOMORROW...BUT SUFFICIENT FOR GOOD CLEARING INDICES. .TODAY... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX........1000+. SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.......62-64. MIN HUMIDITY..........22-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.......31-33. MAX HUMIDITY..........69-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX........1000+. SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.......57-59. MIN HUMIDITY..........22-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...HOSENFELD REQUESTED BY...GREGG CHRISTENSEN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100528.AHLST.01/SLC $$