FNUS75 KSLC 221338 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR STUMP SPRINGS RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 738 AM MDT THU SEP 22 2011 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED ALONG THE UTAH/NEVADA BORDER THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EAST ACROSS UTAH THROUGH FRIDAY. THE DRY/STABLE AIR MASS ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH COMBINED WITH DECREASING TRANSPORT WINDS WILL RESULT IN A DOWNWARD TREND TO THE CLEARING INDICES THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO THIS WEEKEND. SLOWLY INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGH WILL DRAW MOISTURE BACK INTO EXTREME SOUTHWEST LATE SATURDAY...THEN INTO THE FIRE SITE SUNDAY. CLEARING INDICES WILL REMAIN LOW SATURDAY...THEN GRADUALLY INCREASE WITH THE INCREASING TRANSPORT WINDS LATE IN THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......420. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77. MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 0900. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52. MAX HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......360. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77. MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING EAST SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH BY AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...CONGER REQUESTED BY...Gregg Christensen REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110922.STUMP.01/SLC $$