FNUS75 KSLC 261507
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOAD RX PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
800 AM MST MON JAN 26 2009

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS CENTRAL UTAH
THIS MORNING WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE AROUND MIDDAY.  AHEAD
OF THE FRONT EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE THIS MORNING. BEHIND
THE FRONT WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH.  AT THIS
TIME IT APPEARS THAT THE WIND SHIFT WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1200-1400
MDT. SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE TODAY.  THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
THIS EVENING. CLEARING INDICES WILL BE HIGH TODAY WITH REASONABLE
MIXING DEPTH AND TRANSPORT WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH. CLEARING INDICES
WILL BE MUCH MORE MARGINAL ON TUESDAY AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BEGINS
TO BUILD INTO THE AREA SETTING UP A SHALLOW INVERSION OVER THE AREA.
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK LOOKS LARGELY DRY WITH MARGINAL CLEARING
INDICES.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) WITH
                      OCCASIONAL SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-31.
  MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                      TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                      THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH AROUND 1300 MDT.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SNOW UNTIL 2300...
                      THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13.
  MAX HUMIDITY........80-82 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......530.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) WITH
                      A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH 1200...THEN PARTLY
                      CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
  MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...GREGG CHRISTENSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090126.TOADR.02/SLC

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