FNUS75 KSLC 251429 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE NORTH CREEK RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 829 AM MDT THU APR 25 2013 .DISCUSSION...TODAYS CLEARING LOOKS EXCELLENT AS INCREASED INSTABILITY DRIVEN BY AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING INTO ARIZONA COUPLED WITH DECENT WESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS WILL PROVIDE EXCELLENT VENTILATION. PEAK WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...GENERALLY AFTER 12/1300...BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW ROGUE GUSTS INTO THE 20 MPH RANGE. THIS SAID...A FEW BUILDUPS/SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE TERRAIN TO THE EAST AFTER 1400 WHICH COULD BRING AN ERRATIC GUST OR TWO LATE DAY. CLEARING ON FRIDAY REMAINS GOOD...THOUGH VENTILATION POTENTIAL WILL BE SLIGHTLY REDUCED DUE TO INCREASED MID LEVEL STABILITY AND LIGHTER TRANSPORT AS THE LOW SHIFTS EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS BUILDING IN. SATURDAY CLEARING LOOKS POOR UNDER THE HIGH...BUT CLEARING TRENDS INCREASE TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT LEVELS AGAIN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......900. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS LOOK MOST LIKELY AFTER 13/1400 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. CAN NOT RULE OUT ERRATIC GUSTS FROM BUILDUPS AFTER 1400 .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36. MAX HUMIDITY........35-37 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......630. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...KELLY CORNWALL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.LITTL.01/SLC $$