FNUS75 KSLC 261526 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH SLOPE 925 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 926 AM MDT WED OCT 26 2011 .DISCUSSION...THE AXIS OF A COLD TROUGH ALOFT WILL BE MOVING OVERHEAD THIS MORNING AND THEN EXITING THE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A MOIST NORTH NORTHEAST FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE MIDDAY HOURS WITH SOME SNOW FLURRIES LIKELY AND A LOW OVERCAST. BY MID AFTERNOON DRYING WILL TAKE PLACE AND SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......540. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-36. MIN HUMIDITY........44-50 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-15. MAX HUMIDITY........76-78 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......440. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-44. MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF REQUESTED BY...LLOYD EVANS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111026.NORTH.01/SLC $$