FNUS75 KSLC 171158
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SNOWS RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
558 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY FLOW ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TODAY...WITH A WEAK WAVE MOVING THROUGH
THE NORTHERN HALF OF UTAH. THIS DISTURBANCE IS NOT EXPECTED TO
IMPACT THE BURN SITE DIRECTLY...BUT THE AIRMASS WILL BE UNSTABLE
ENOUGH TO CREATE DECENT MIXING FOR TODAY. HOWEVER...HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE AREA TOMORROW...DECREASING CLEARING
INDICES DUE TO VERY LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS. THESE TRANSPORT WINDS
WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE
BUILDS OFF THE WEST COAST.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......930.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING
                      WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH POSSIBLE
                      GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                      AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
  MAX HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......230.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...CHARLIE PETERSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090317.SNOWS.01/SLC

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