FNUS75 KSLC 281440 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR PRETTY TREE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 840 AM MDT FRI MAY 28 2010 .DISCUSSION...STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE MUCH LIKE YESTERDAY...ALTHOUGH A BIT STRONGER. AS A RESULT...EXPECT THAT SOUTH WINDS AT THE BURN SITE WILL BE STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY...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. 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.......69-72. MIN HUMIDITY..........20-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL...................1. HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.......39-42. MAX HUMIDITY..........41-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 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.......61-63. MIN HUMIDITY..........17-19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)..........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...HOSENFELD REQUESTED BY...GREGG CHRISTENSEN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100528.PRETT.01/SLC $$