FNUS75 KSLC 031444 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE NORTH CREEK RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 844 AM MDT FRI MAY 3 2013 .DISCUSSION...A WEAK SYSTEM WILL APPROACH UTAH FROM THE NORTH TODAY THEN STRENGTHEN OVER SOUTHERN IDAHO TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL HEAD TO THE WEST COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN ALONG THE COAST THROUGH MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING GRADUALLY INCREASING INSTABILITY TO SOUTHWEST UTAH TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MOISTURE WILL ALSO SLOWLY INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO THE EAST SATURDAY...THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PROJECT SUNDAY AND RAIN LIKELY MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT UPSLOPE THIS MORNING THEN BECOME NORTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE WITH PEAK SPEEDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH. LIGHT SLOPE WINDS WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT WITH SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. WINDS SATURDAY WILL SWITCH TO SOUTHERLY BUT STAY MOSTLY LESS THAN 15 MPH. SOUTH WINDS INCREASE SUNDAY WITH SPEEDS IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE AND GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. STRONGER ERRATIC GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH MONDAY BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG EXCEPT NEAR RAIN SHOWERS. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......550. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69. MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....70. MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...WILENSKY REQUESTED BY...CORY NORMAN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130503.LITTL.01/SLC $$