FNUS75 KSLC 041411
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRETTY TREE RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
811 AM MDT THU APR 4 2013

.DISCUSSION...STRONG RIDGE CURRENTLY IN PLACE ACROSS THE EASTERN
GREAT BASIN WILL DEFLECT THE MAJORITY OF THE INCOMING STORM SYSTEM
ACROSS IDAHO AND NORTHERN UTAH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SLIP THROUGH YOUR BURN
SITE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 25-30KTS AT ABOUT 10K FT MSL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE...BUT
BECAUSE THE SURFACE GRADIENT IS RATHER WEAK...DO NOT EXPECT WINDS
TO GUST MORE THAN 20-25 MPH FRIDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

A FLAT RIDGE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS WEEKEND BUT AS IT MIGRATES
WESTWARD LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL PLUNGE
INTO THE GREAT BASIN BRINGING MUCH COLDER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER
INTO SOUTHERN UTAH MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 15
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
  MAX HUMIDITY........41-43 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST AT 15-20
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...CHANCE STEWART
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.PRETT.01/SLC

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