FNUS75 KSLC 061349
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH COUNTRY ESTATES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
649 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA
THIS MORNING...BRINGING SHOWERS TO NORTHERN UTAH. SNOW LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO STAY AROUND 5500 FEET...WHICH MEANS THAT
PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL LIKELY VARY AT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
BURN SITE. THOUGH THE SITE MAY SEE REDUCED PRECIPITATION DUE TO
SHADOWING FROM THE NEARBY OQUIRRHS...SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED
TO IMPACT THE SITE OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS EXIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE VALLEY THIS MORNING
AND ALONG THE RIDGETOPS...BUT OBSERVATIONS AT SLFO MICRO 1
INDICATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS...LIKELY DUE TO LOCAL TERRAIN
EFFECTS. THESE NORTHERLIES WILL LIKELY BE THE PREVAILING
DIRECTION THROUGH THE DAY...THOUGH THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE
SOUTHERLIES ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN TO
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. ALSO...SHOWERS IN THE AREA WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING PERIODS OF VARIABLE WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
BEGIN DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY...BECOMING LIGHT BY THE LATE
AFTERNOON. THESE LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY. COMBINED WITH THE BEST MIXING BEING IN THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE STATE...THIS WILL CREATE LOW CLEARING INDICES FOR
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......740.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
  MIN HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
  MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......150.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-44.
  MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...KEITH OLIVE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090206.HIGHC.06/SLC

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