FNUS75 KSLC 031405 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR PRETTY TREE RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 805 AM MDT WED APR 3 2013 .DISCUSSION....HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY...RESULTING IN A DRYING AND WARMING TREND WITH LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN SLOPE FLOWS. AFTERNOON INSTABILITY WILL PROMOTE THE CHANCE OF CLOUD BUILDUP AND A POSSIBLE SPRINKLE OVER THE BURN AREA...BUT ALLOWING FOR A HIGHER CLEARING INDEX DESPITE THE LIGHT WINDS. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST TOMORROW...ALLOWING SOUTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS TO INCREASE...IMPROVING MIXING. A STORM SYSTEM WILL GRAZE NORTHERN UTAH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY BEFORE A MORE UNSETTLED PATTERN MOVES IN FOR THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......650. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). AFTERNOON ISOLATED SHOWER POSSIBLE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........47-51 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64. MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...VERZELLA REQUESTED BY...CHRISTENSEN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.PRETT.02/SLC $$