FNUS75 KSLC 151637 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE NORTH CREEK RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1037 AM MDT WED MAY 15 2013 .DISCUSSION...A MINOR UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION CROSSING THE NEVADA/UTAH BORDER TO YOUR SOUTHWEST AT THIS TIME WILL TREK JUST SOUTH ACROSS THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FEATURE WILL CAUSE A SLIGHT DESTABILIZATION OF THE AIR MASS PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF BUILDUPS AND POSSIBLE HIGH BASE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH MOST LIKELY TO YOUR EAST. SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK AT 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE UPPER 20S THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AND SHIFT TO WESTERLY BETWEEN 1500 AND 1800 MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WEST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE TEMPORARY FOR THIS EVENING ONLY THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS A STRONGER TROUGH APPROACHES THURSDAY. SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE AFTER 1200 MDT THURSDAY TO 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH INTO THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR IN DIRECTION AND SPEED. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79. MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE BETWEEN 1500 AND 1800 MDT. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-59. MAX HUMIDITY........38-40 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83. MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF REQUESTED BY...KELLY CORNWALL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130516.LITTL.02/SLC $$