FNUS75 KSLC 141425 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR PRETTY TREE RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 825 AM MDT TUE SEP 14 2010 .DISCUSSION...A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH TODAY WILL RESULT IN INCREASING MOISTURE AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. BECAUSE OF THIS...A FEW HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN SITE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. BY TOMORROW MORNING...THE DISTURBANCE WILL HAVE EXITED THE REGION...ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO REDEVELOP. AS A RESULT...WINDS WILL DECREASE AND BECOME GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HOWEVER...THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT MOIST...ALLOWING FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ONCE AGAIN. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE SITE THURSDAY AS THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES OVERHEAD. SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN FURTHER DRYING FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73. MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52. MAX HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......710. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74. MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH. FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN REQUESTED BY...FMO REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100914.PRETT.01/SLC $$