FNUS75 KSLC 291918
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE NORTH CREEK RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
118 PM MDT MON OCT 29 2012

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED
TODAY ALLOWING FOR GOOD CLEARING...AND MIXING OF THOSE WINDS DOWN
TO THE LITTLE NORTH CREEK SITE. LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING WILL
TRANSITION WINDS TO DOWNSLOPE THIS EVENING...HOLDING THROUGH MID
MORNING TOMORROW. HUMIDITY WILL BE TRENDING TO DRY THROUGH
MIDWEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA...BUT THIS WILL
ALSO DECREASE TRANSPORT WINDS ENOUGH TO LOWER CLEARING BELOW 500
FOR TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY.

OUTLOOK...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE WEEK
INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. INCREASING CLEARING TRENDS ARE EXPECTED...LIKELY ABOVE
500 BY THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY WITH
LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL BUT A NET INCREASE IN SURFACE
MOISTURE/HUMIDITY AND ELEVATED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON/NIGHT. STABLE CONDITIONS WITH DECREASING WIND TRENDS
LOOK TO HOLD THEREAFTER FOR THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
BACK IN.

BOTTOM LINE...TRANSPORT WIND FIELDS IN THE 5 TO 10 PERIOD LOOK TO
REMAIN LIGHT AND ORIENTED FROM THE NORTH...WITH DRY CONDITIONS
PREVAILING. CLEARING AT THIS TIME DOES NOT LOOK PROMISING.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......730.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
  MAX HUMIDITY........48-50 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......350.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...CORY NORMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121029.LITTL.01/SLC

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