FNUS75 KSLC 231830 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR HURRICANE ASSIST 02 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1230 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 .DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH THIS MORNING WILL MOVE LITTLE TODAY AND BEGIN TO SHIFT BACK TO THE NORTH ON THURSDAY. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE FRONT...WHICH IS NOW JUST SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA...BEGINS TO SHIFT NORTH. POOR RH RECOVERIES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL OFF FURTHER THURSDAY...THEN BOUNCE BACK FRIDAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS AND SINGLE-DIGIT RH VALUES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWING EAST THROUGH THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING NOTICEABLY COOLER TEMPERATURES...SOMEWHAT HIGHER RH VALUES AND A SHORT-DURATION THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION SATURDAY. .REST OF TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-93. MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-62. MAX HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....90. MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...YOUNG REQUESTED BY...COLT COATES REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120523.HURRI.01/SLC $$