FNUS75 KSLC 151521 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR 1200 RIDGE SAGEBRUSH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 920 AM MDT FRI OCT 15 2010 .DISCUSSION...A GENERALLY MILD AND DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE FIRE SITE TODAY. A WEAKENING WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL CLIP FAR NORTHERN UTAH TONIGHT...PRODUCING SOME CLOUDS BUT NO REAL THREAT OF PRECIPITATION. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY A STEADY INCREASE IN MOISTURE AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO CALIFORNIA LATE SUNDAY. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE FIRE SITE...THOUGH THE ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES DOWN...RH VALUES UP...AND AT LEAST OF THREAT OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION GOING SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDWEEK. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......780. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL 1300... THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-61. MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44. MAX HUMIDITY........60-62 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2200. .OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......690. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58. MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...CONGER REQUESTED BY...Martell Gibbons REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101015.1200R.01/SLC $$