FNUS75 KSLC 251216 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER KNOLL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 616 AM MDT WED MAY 25 2011 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL ALLOW FOR SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRIER HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY. WINDS WILL BE TRENDING TO ORIENT OUT OF THE SOUTH MIDDAY THEN GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SAID WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR EXCELLENT MIXING. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATE MORNING BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES A SWITCH TO WESTERLY WINDS. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......970. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67. MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 MPH VERY LATE. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-43. MAX HUMIDITY........75-77 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59. MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE 10 TO 15 MPH SWITCHING TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BETWEEN 0900 AND 1100 FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110525.COOPE.02/SLC $$