FNUS75 KSLC 081324 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 624 AM MST TUE NOV 8 2011 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE CLEARING INDEX AT DUCK CREEK VS. THE LAST SEVERAL. THE COMBINATION OF A STABLE LAYER ROUGHLY 3000 FT AGL AND RELATIVELY LIGHT SURFACE WINDS WILL SEVERELY LIMIT MIXING POTENTIAL...THIS EVEN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS SURFACE INVERSIONS BREAK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...BUT INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF THE NEXT TROUGH SHOULD ALLOW FOR IMPROVED MIXING POTENTIAL AS EARLY AS FRIDAY. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......170. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-34. MIN HUMIDITY........48-50 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH AFTER 1300 .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-18. MAX HUMIDITY........84-86 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNVALLEY 4 GUST 10 MPH AFTER 2200. .OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......210. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-38. MIN HUMIDITY........33-35 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...JASON RICE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111108.DUCKC.01/SLC $$