FNUS75 KSLC 202304
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA CLARA VEG PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
404 PM MST TUE JAN 20 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD THROUGH TONIGHT BUT GRADUALLY
SHIFT TO THE EAST DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE
APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WAVE WILL BRING AN INCREASING
THREAT FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION STARTING MIDDAY THURSDAY..BUT DRY
AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE THROUGH THAT TIME. THE FIRST
CHANCE FOR CLEARING INDICES TO BREAK ABOVE 500 WILL COME FRIDAY
MORNING...BUT IT LOOKS MARGINAL AT THIS TIME. CLEARING INDICES DO
LOOK TO IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A MORE
PROGRESSIVE STORM PATTERN DEVELOPS AND HOLDS THROUGH NEXT WEEK.


.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......150.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-51.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NW 4-7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1700.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-17.
  MAX HUMIDITY........79-81 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......330.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-47.
  MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH AFTER
                      1100.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...SANDI IMLAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090120.SANTA.01/SLC

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