FNUS75 KSLC 311536 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE RES PILES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 836 AM MST THU JAN 31 2013 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE HAS BEGUN TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST ALLOWING A STABLE LAYER TO FORM DOWN TO ROUGHLY 12000 FEET...BUT NORTHERLY TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO ALLOW MARGINAL CLEARING TODAY. SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MUCH LIGHTER BUT AFTERNOON GUSTS SHOULD APPROACH 15 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY BUILD IN YIELDING DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT 5 TO 6 DAYS. STABLE CONDITIONS AND POOR CLEARING ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THAT TIME. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......510. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-36. MIN HUMIDITY........49-51 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....20. MAX HUMIDITY........81-83 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......260. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....40. MIN HUMIDITY........42-44 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...CORY NORMAN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130131.LITTL.02/SLC $$