FNUS75 KSLC 281231 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR SWASEY PILES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 531 AM MST MON FEB 28 2011 .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE LOCAL WEATHER PATTERNS THROUGH MIDWEEK. ALTHOUGH HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS INCREASED STABILITY TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS TO ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT CLEARING INDICES...WELL ABOVE 500. CLEAR TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH MIN HUMIDITY TRENDS GRADUALLY DECREASING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY SLOPE FLOWS...BUT LOOK FOR SOME ENHANCED SOUTHEAST UPSLOPE THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......810. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-42. MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-22. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......630. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45. MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...DIRK ROGERS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110228.SWASE.01/SLC $$