FNUS75 KSLC 151351 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVES HOLLOW RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 751 AM MDT WED SEP 15 2010 .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH TONIGHT. PATCHY MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE RESULT DEVELOP INTO CUMULUS BUILDUPS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS FORMING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT LATE THIS WEEK WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUATION OF WARM AND GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. TRANSPORT WINDS...WINDS THROUGH THE MIXING DEPTH WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY STRONG TO KEEP CLEARING INDICES HIGH TODAY. TRANSPORT WINDS THROUGH THE MIXING DEPTH WILL DROP SUBSTANTIALLY THURSDAY... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE CURRENTLY CLEARING INDEX FORECAST FOR THURSDAY REMAINS FAIRLY HIGH DUE TO THE DEPTH OF THE MIXING LAYER. IF A MORE STABLE AIRMASS FOLLOWS THE WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN THE INDICES WILL HAVE TO BE LOWERED. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL PICK UP FRIDAY...RESULTING IN A MUCH HIGH CLEARING INDEX. .TODAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......990. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76. MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 1500. .TONIGHT... LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37. MAX HUMIDITY........64-67 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 DURING THE EVENING...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. AFTER MIDNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......650. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77. MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...CONGER REQUESTED BY...Trevor Frandsen REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100915.DAVES.01/SLC $$