FNUS75 KSLC 241813 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE NORTH CREEK RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1213 PM MDT WED APR 24 2013 .DISCUSSION...A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING AND WILL BRING SLIGHT WARMING. DIMINISHING TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE AIDED BY A DEEP BOUNDARY MIXING LAYER TO KEEP CLEARING INDICES ACCEPTABLE. A DISTURBANCE ON THURSDAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING A CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND IMPROVING VENTILATION POTENTIAL. A DRY LOWER BOUNDARY LAYER WOULD SUPPORT ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WITH ANY PASSING SHOWER. PEAK WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 1300-1500 AND ON THURSDAY AFTER THE WIND SHIFT AROUND 1500. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......700. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62. MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BEFORE NOON...DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER 1500. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-35. MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH TRANSITIONING TO DOWNSLOPE 4-7 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......960. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66. MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE AROUND 10 AM. FORECASTER...VERZELLA REQUESTED BY...KELLY CORNWALL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130424.LITTL.01/SLC $$