FNUS75 KSLC 251724 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR GENE SNOW R X BURN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1124 AM MDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SPINNING ACROSS UTAH TODAY WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION INTO WEDNESDAY...BEFORE SLIDING EAST ON THURSDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN ALLOWING FOR A VERY LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THIS WILL BRING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND...HOWEVER TRANSPORT WINDS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT...RESULTING IN POOR VENTILATION AND CLEARING INDICES BELOW 500. THIS LIGHT FLOW WILL ALLOW LOW LEVEL WINDS TO GENERALLY REMAIN DRIVEN BY DIURNAL SLOPE FLOWS. LITTLE OVERALL CHANGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......420. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69. MIN HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH 5-10. .WEDNESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......450. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-71. MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......350. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73. MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST/DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST/UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH AFTER 1000. FORECASTER...SEAMAN REQUESTED BY...HOWARD ALLRED REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120927.GENES.01/SLC $$