FNUS75 KSLC 032120
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SNAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
320 PM MDT MON AUG 3 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL REMAIN
IN CONTROL DURING THE EARLY WORK WEEK. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH TUESDAY. CHANCES
FOR WETTING RAINS INCREASE SOMEWHAT WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BEGINS TO WEAKEN. THIS WILL ALLOW AN UNUSUALLY DEEP LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC WATERS TO APPROACH FOR THE LATE
WORK WEEK. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED THURSDAY
BEFORE THE COLD FRONT PASSES FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC
                      WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
  MAX HUMIDITY........37-39 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                      THUNDERSTORMS.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4.
  HAINES INDEX........6 ..HIGH.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
  MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC
                      WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.



FORECASTER...ROGOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090803.SNAKE.01/SLC

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