FNUS75 KSLC 102250
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA CLARA VEG PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
450 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT BUT A WEAK SYSTEM OFF
THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA WILL MOVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE THE SOUTHERLY TRANSPORT WINDS ALOFT TO
INCREASE AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 20 KTS. THEREFORE DESPITE A WEAK
INVERSION AT ABOUT 10500 FT MSL THERE WILL BE GOOD MIXING BELOW
RESULTING IN A CLEARING INDEX OF NEAR 600. WINDS AT YOUR BURN SITE
WILL LIKELY BE SOUTHWEST OR UPSLOPE AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....20.
  MAX HUMIDITY........41-43 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......570.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST TO WEST UPSLOPE WINDS 5
                      TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......700.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
  MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...JODI BOURGEOIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090311.SANTA.01/SLC

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