FNUS75 KSLC 132200 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR STUMP SPRINGS RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 400 PM MDT THU OCT 13 2011 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. DRY CONDITIONS AND A WARMING TREND WILL EXIST THROUGH SATURDAY. THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOR SMOKE DISPERSAL THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE DECREASING TRANSPORT WINDS BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING INVERSIONS SHOULD MIX OUT AROUND MID-MORNING BOTH DAYS...WITH SUFFICIENTLY DEEP MIXING LAYERS BOTH DAYS DUE TO WARM TEMPERATURES. TRANSPORT WINDS IN THE MIXING LAYER WILL DECREASE ON SATURDAY... DRIVING THE CLEARING INDEX LOWER FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FOR NOW WILL HOLD CLEARING INDICES HIGH ENOUGH FOR OPERATIONS. SUNDAY SHOULD SEE CLEARING INDICES INCREASE ONCE AGAIN WITH INCREASING TRANSPORT WINDS. A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHERN UTAH LATE SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL LIKELY STAY NORTH OF THE SITE SUNDAY...THEN SETTLE OVER THE SITE EARLY MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXIST AHEAD OF THE FRONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE WEAK COLD FRONT. .FRIDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......730. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72. MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1000. .FRIDAY NIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46. MAX HUMIDITY........39-42 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......590. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73. MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 AFTER 1000. FORECASTER...CONGER REQUESTED BY...Chance Stewart REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111014.STUMP.01/SLC $$