FNUS75 KSLC 151339 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX CREEK RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 739 AM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .DISCUSSION...A WEAK STORM SYSTEM OVER NEVADA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS LOW TODAY...HOWEVER WITH THE CENTER OF THE LOW REMAINING SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A BIT LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED DUE TO A WEAKER PRESSURE GRADIENT AND WEAKER FLOW ALOFT. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SLOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR A FEW BUILDUPS BY MID AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A HIGH BASED SHOWER OR DRY THUNDERSTORM AS EARLY AS 1500...HOWEVER THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL COME AFTER 1700 AS THIS LOW MOVES CLOSER. THIS LOW WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY ALLOWING FOR A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AS THIS LOW PASSES WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY...AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66. MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO 10-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46. MAX HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST 10-18 MPH EARLY DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY... LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63. MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST 4-9 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-14 MPH AFTER NOON. FORECASTER...SEAMAN REQUESTED BY...RYAN MCCOLLIN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120515.BOXCR.01/SLC $$