FNUS75 KSLC 151008 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER KNOLL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 408 AM MDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .DISCUSSION...A LARGE PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC COAST TODAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AT THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD MONDAY...THEN INTO THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN TUESDAY. THIS WILL USHER IN A MARKEDLY COOLER AND MOISTER PATTERN TO THE REGION THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....60. MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-33. MAX HUMIDITY........74-76 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 15 MPH AFTER 2100. .OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55. MIN HUMIDITY........33-35 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. FORECASTER...KRUSE REQUESTED BY...BODE MECHAM REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110516.COOPE.01/SLC $$