FNUS75 KSLC 291557 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR PRICE CANYON UNIT 2 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 957 AM MDT MON OCT 29 2012 .DISCUSSION...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP SUFFICIENT TRANSPORT WINDS TO MAINTAIN EXCELLENT TRENDING GOOD CLEARING FOR THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS OVER THE NEXT 30 HOURS. THIS SAID...TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATED CLEARING WILL TREND TO FAVOR THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN SITE TUESDAY AS LOW LEVEL INVERSIONS WILL TAKE TIME TO BREAK DUE TO STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT. EXPECTING THESE INVERSIONS TO BREAK BETWEEN 11 TO 1200 AT THAT TIME. HUMIDITY WILL BE TRENDING TO DRY SLIGHTLY OVER THE NEXT 30 HOURS AS WELL. OUTLOOK PAST TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE WEDNESDAY REDUCING TRANSPORT WINDS...THIS FURTHER LOWERING CLEARING INDICES TO BORDERLINE 500 LEVELS AT THAT TIME. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE FRIDAY BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-38. MAX HUMIDITY........52-54 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......540. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63. MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 10-1100. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...KEVIN CAHILL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121030.PRICE.01/SLC $$