FNUS75 KSLC 011444
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOWSTONE PONDO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
844 AM MDT THU OCT 1 2009

.DISCUSSION...THE STORM SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE STATE
YESTERDAY IS EXITING THE REGION TODAY...WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
BEGINNING TO BUILD OVER UTAH. THIS WILL LEAD TO DRYING AND
WARMING CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. LIGHT WEST-
NORTHWESTERLY FREE AIR WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH
TODAY...THEN WILL SWITCH TO A SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW FOR
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS MAY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES
OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS AS THESE FREE AIR WINDS MAY NOT BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE LOCAL TERRAIN FLOWS. THE NEXT LARGE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY...BRINGING A RETURN OF COLDER TEMPERATURES AND AN
INCREASED CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......940.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
  MIN HUMIDITY........31-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29.
  MAX HUMIDITY........59-63 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......570.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091001.YELLO.01/SLC

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