FNUS75 KSLC 161100 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR HELLS HOLLOW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 500 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .DISCUSSION...CLOUDS ARE INCREASING AT THE BURN SITE AS A PACIFIC NORTHWEST TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS TROUGH WILL GRAZE NORTHERN UTAH LATER TODAY...BRINGING RAIN FOR THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS WILL ALSO BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SITE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON...LIKELY SOMETIME BETWEEN 1500-1700 MDT. WINDS WILL INCREASE A BIT BY LATE MORNING AHEAD OF THE FRONT BUT WILL BE QUITE GUSTY BEHIND IT FOR THE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL TEND TO DECREASE WEDNESDAY AS THE TROUGH EXITS AND HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS. FORECASTED PRECIPITATION IS IN THE 0.10-0.20 INCH RANGE. BEHIND THE TROUGH...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL NOON...THEN RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58. MIN HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 BY LATE MORNING. BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-29. MAX HUMIDITY........80-84 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 25-35 GRADUALLY DECREASING BY EARLY MORNING. .OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......740. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51. MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN REQUESTED BY...SCOTT ROBISON REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121016.HELLS.01/SLC $$