FNUS75 KSLC 132202
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA CLARA VEG PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
400 PM MDT MON APR 13 2009

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GREAT BASIN WILL
SHIFT EAST AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW DROPS INTO THE REGION ON
TUESDAY. AHEAD OF THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE
TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW.  DEEP MIXING AND STRONG TRANSPORT WINDS
ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE
DRAMATICALLY ON DURING THE DAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED AT THE
ENTERPRISE RAWS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AS THIS SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHES.  A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH ACROSS THE BURN AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY
BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND A SWITCH TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......740.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
  MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
  MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................4.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
  MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                      TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...SANDI IMLAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.SANTA.01/SLC

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