FNUS75 KSLC 301645 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR HILL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1045 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN LIGHTER THAN 15 MPH. HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FIRE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING ABOUT A SIX HOUR PERIOD OF WETTING RAIN...WITH LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY EVENING. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......900. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70. MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39. MAX HUMIDITY........63-65 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77. MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...HOSENFELD REQUESTED BY...STEVE RUTTER REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120330.HILL_.01/SLC $$