FNUS75 KSLC 231212
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR EDWARD SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
612 AM MDT MON APR 23 2012

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THROUGH
MIDWEEK WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON
THURSDAY. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND BONE DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE
THE NORM FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH WINDS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY
DIURNAL SLOPE FLOWS AT THE EDWARD SPRINGS SITE. ALTHOUGH
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE...CLEARING INDICES
WILL REMAIN EXCELLENT DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS DUE TO SIGNIFICANT
LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY. SAID INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW FOR AFTERNOON
CUMULUS BUILDUPS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A ROGUE THUNDERSTORM
AFTER 1200. THIS SAID...NOT LOOKING FOR ANY WETTING POTENTIAL.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL
                      NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
  MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH
                      THROUGH 1100...BECOMING SOUTH THROUGH 1400
                      THEN SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS
                      STAY CONSISTENT WITH DIRECTIONAL CHANGE.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
  MAX HUMIDITY........56-58 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
                      15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.EDWAR.01/SLC

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