FNUS75 KSLC 281449
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HENRY KNOLLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
849 AM MDT SUN APR 28 2013

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE AXIS REMAINS ALONG THE WEST COAST WITH THE
FIRST IN A SERIES OF DRY COLD FRONTS IN NORTHWEST FLOW TO MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BE WEAK WITH THE
RESULTING WIND INCREASING JUST SLIGHTLY FROM THE NORTHWEST MONDAY
MORNING. MORE IMPORTANTLY THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO
WESTERLY BY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO ABOUT 20 KTS IN THE FREE
ATMOSPHERE AT AROUND 10K FT MSL. THIS COULD ALLOW FOR SOME GUSTY
WINDS TO 20 MPH REACH THE SURFACE AFTER ABOUT 1500 MDT MONDAY.
WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KTS AT 10K FT MSL BY MIDNIGHT
BEFORE DECREASING SOME TOWARDS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST...PEAKING
AT NEAR 35 KTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS
TO WEST NORTHWEST OR NORTHWEST AROUND 1700-1900 MDT TUESDAY. GUSTS
TO 35-40 MPH ARE EXPECTED JUST AHEAD...WITH AND BEHIND THE FRONT
FOR A FEW HOURS.

NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH LOW RH CONDITIONS NEAR 5-8 PERCENT ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......580.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH THIS MORNING
                      BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 6-10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-43.
  MAX HUMIDITY........34-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING WEST OR WEST
                      SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING
                      TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE IN
                      THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...P GOETZINGER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130428.HENRY.01/SLC

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