FNUS75 KSLC 221300 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR SWASEY PLES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 600 AM MST TUE FEB 22 2011 .DISCUSSION...A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH TODAY WHICH WILL HELP KICK IN THE WINDS A LITTLE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE WINDS ALOFT WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WHICH ARE UNLIKELY TO MIX DOWN INTO THE LOWER PORTIONS OF YOUR VALLEY BUT WILL CAUSE WINDS ON THE RIDGES TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH POSSIBLE. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL 1000...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-35. MIN HUMIDITY........38-40 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT ON THE RIDGES WHERE GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-16. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......810. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-37. MIN HUMIDITY........36-38 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF REQUESTED BY...DIRK ROGERS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.SWASE.02/SLC $$