FNUS75 KSLC 071442 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR RESERVATION RIDGE SAGE RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 724 AM MST WED NOV 7 2012 .DISCUSSION...WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY MORNING...WITH QUITE VARIABLE DIRECTIONS. HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT...WHILE LOWER ELEVATION WINDS WILL BE DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TOMORROW...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. WITH THESE HEALTHY WINDS TODAY AND TOMORROW...CLEARING WILL BE EXCELLENT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE BURN SITE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING SNOW TO THE BURN SITE. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......950. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65. MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....VARIABLE WINDS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39. MAX HUMIDITY........46-48 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....RIDGETOPS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. VALLEYS...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56. MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...HOSENFELD REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121107.RESER.02/SLC $$