FNUS75 KSLC 161409 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR 1200 RIDGE SAGEBRUSH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 808 AM MDT SAT OCT 16 2010 .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL SHIFT EAST TODAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE LATE TODAY...LEADING TO SOME SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE BURN SITE TONIGHT. TOMORROW SHOULD BE A MORE ACTIVE DAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE...WITH A POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL END UP DIVING SOUTH...SO A DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH MIDWEEK. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......640. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60. MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST- NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH AFTER 1200. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45. MAX HUMIDITY........54-57 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 2100. .OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY... LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......740. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50. MIN HUMIDITY........48-51 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST- NORTHWEST WINDS 8-14 MPH AFTER 1200. FORECASTER...CHENG REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101016.1200R.01/SLC $$