FNUS75 KSLC 011346 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE JAKE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 745 AM MDT WED SEP 1 2010 .DISCUSSION...A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. EXPECT A GRADUAL WARMING TREND TO TAKE PLACE DURING THIS TIME. SOMEWHAT TRICKY SITUATION WITH WIND DIRECTION FOR TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS A TROUGH DEPARTS TO THE EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN...BUT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING PREVAILING NORTHWEST WINDS UNTIL MIDAFTERNOON. THEREFORE...AM EXPECTING A BRIEF PERIOD OF UPSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE EARLY PART OF THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ALL DAY. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......700. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76. MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH AFTER 1100...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 1500. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-48. MAX HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......390. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76. MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH AFTER NOON. FORECASTER...CHENG REQUESTED BY...FMO REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100901.LITTL.01/SLC $$