FNUS75 KSLC 071439 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE NORTH CREEK RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 839 AM MDT MON MAY 7 2012 .DISCUSSION...A WEAK SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH THROUGH UTAH TODAY WILL MAINTAIN A COOL NORTHEASTERLY FLOW THROUGHOUT ALL LEVELS...WITH GUSTS BECOMING GREATER AT THE LOW ELEVATIONS BEGINNING LATE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THIS SYSTEM...BUT MOISTURE IS MEAGER AND ANY PRECIP WOULD BE ON THE ORDER OF .01 TO .05 INCHES. BEING ON THE DRY SIDE...ANY SHOWER WOULD KICK UP WINDS A BIT...BUT ENHANCED GUSTS WOULD ONLY LAST FOR A HALF HOUR OR SO. THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THEN WEDNESDAY WILL BE DRY AND WARMER WITH LESS WIND. .TODAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......990. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62. MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....6000 FT WINDS...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 8 TO 14 WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 8000 FT WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36. MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......720. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67. MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...BEAVER RANGER DISTRICT REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120507.LITTL.01/SLC $$