FNUS75 KSLC 260046 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE JAKE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 645 PM MDT WED AUG 25 2010 .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL RESULTING IN INCREASINGLY LIKELY AFTERNOON CONVECTION THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW THAT WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL SURFACE TOMORROW AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT RETURN TO DRAINAGE FLOWS TOMORROW NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...AS WINDS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TOWARDS SUNDAY...THEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN SOUTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHTS. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE FRIDAY...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SATURDAY...AND 20 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. .TONIGHT... LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56. MAX HUMIDITY........55-57 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......560. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80. MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................2 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76. MIN HUMIDITY........41-43 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...HOSENFELD REQUESTED BY...KEITH ADAMS REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100825.LITTL.02/SLC $$