FNUS75 KSLC 021712
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH CEDARS NORTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1000 AM MST MON MAR 2 2009

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER EASTERN UTAH WILL SHIFT EAST
INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY TUESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES
ONTO THE WEST COAST.  THIS WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT AND RESULT IN VIGOROUS TRANSPORT WINDS.  OCCASIONAL TO
FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND
TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER REACHES. IN ADDITION...MILD
TEMPERATURE ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL RESULT IN REASONABLY HIGH MIXING
HEIGHTS.  THIS DEEPER MIXING COMBINED WITH DECENT TRANSPORT WINDS
WILL YIELD HIGH CLEARING INDICES BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY.  A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE EASTERN
GREAT BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT.  THIS COMBINED WITH PLENTY OF
MOISTURE ON THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.

FORECAST IS FOR THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-41.
  MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
                      EXCESS OF 30 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                      MORNING.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH.



FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...CORY NORMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090302.NORTH.01/SLC

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