FNUS75 KSLC 031320
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVIS III
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
620 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2009

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SPIN THIS MORNING
ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...LEAVING UTAH IN A
STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW. THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND GOOD CLEARING AT THE BURN SITE.
WEAK WAVES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL
OCCASIONALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS...ALLOWING FOR A CONTINUING CHANCE OF SHOWERS...THOUGH
SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. A MAJOR PIECE OF THE TROUGH WILL MOVE INLAND
TOMORROW...ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. CURRENTLY THE MOST LIKELY TIME
FOR THIS COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WOULD BE WEDNESDAY AFTER 5 PM...AND
WOULD BRING A SHIFT TO MORE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND A PERIOD OF
PRECIPITATION...LIKELY SWITCHING TO SNOW WITH THE FRONT.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER 1200.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      UP TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
  MAX HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                      TO 30 MPH.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...ERIC LAMALFA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090303.DAVIS.01/SLC

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