FNUS75 KSLC 220051
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA CLARA VEG PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
551 PM MST WED JAN 21 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BREAK DOWN AND SHIFT EAST THURSDAY
AS A MOIST SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. A LACK OF
SUFFICIENT WIND AND PRECIP AT THE BURN SITE WILL KEEP THE LOWER
ATMOSPHERE VERY STABLE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH CLEARING
INDICES ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN WELL BELOW 500. ANOTHER WAVE WILL
IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING WITH A GREATER THREAT FOR RAIN AND
SNOW...BUT MIXING WILL ONCE AGAIN REMAIN VERY LIMITED. THE OUTLOOK
FOR MIXING OVER THE WEEKEND DOES NOT LOOK AS PROMISING AS
YESTERDAY...AS THE SUNDAY EVENT LOOKS TO DIG WEST ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST KEEPING THE BURN SITE ON THE WARM AND STABLE
SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY THERE ISN'T A HIGH CONFIDENCE
BURN DAY AT THIS TIME WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-28.
  MAX HUMIDITY........79-82 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......190.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
  MIN HUMIDITY........50-53 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-11 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......170.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
  MIN HUMIDITY........53-56 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...MERRILL/STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...SANDI IMLAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090121.SANTA.02/SLC

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