FNUS75 KSLC 141045
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA CLARA VEG PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
445 AM MDT TUE APR 14 2009

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING SOUTH INTO NEVADA TODAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS OF
TODAYS WEATHER. A COLD FRONT IS SITTING POISED TO MOVE INTO UTAH
BUT WILL REMAIN VIRTUALLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE DAY. THIS IS IN
RESPONSE TO THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS WHICH IS EXPECTED OVER THE
SOUTHWEST. ALTHOUGH THE WIND ADVISORY DOES NOT COVER THE BURN
AREA...MAKE NO MISTAKE THAT GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO
BLOW TODAY. TROPICAL MOISTURE IS BEING DRAWN ACROSS THE STATE
AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM AND THIS WILL SERVE TO KICK OFF RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THIS
AFTERNOON. MAIN BRUNT OF THE STORM WILL PROBABLY NOT PUSH INTO
UTAH UNTIL LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY WHEN MORE WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE RESULT.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                      AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                      NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
  MIN HUMIDITY........37-39 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUST TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SHOWERS
                      AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-26.
  MAX HUMIDITY........88-90 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP
                      TO 45 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
  MIN HUMIDITY........49-51 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.



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

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