FNUS75 KSLC 190006 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL RX BURN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 606 PM MDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BURN AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE INITIAL WAVE CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRUSH THE AREA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN INCREASING CLOUDS AS WELL AS PRECIPITATION WHICH WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A WEAK COLD FRONT WHICH WILL TURN WINDS MORE WESTERLY AFTER AROUND 0200. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL POSSIBLY BE A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...ROUGHLY BETWEEN 0900-1400 BEFORE THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES. THIS STORM WILL BRING A REINFORCING COLD FRONT...SO LOOK FOR WINDS TO INCREASE AND PREVAIL OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 7000FT LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A COOL NORTHWEST FLOW WILL THEN PREVAIL THROUGH LATE WEEK WITH LOWERING CLEARING INDEX. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50. MAX HUMIDITY........74-77 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 0200. .MONDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-56. MIN HUMIDITY........46-49 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 AFTER 2100. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......560. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 7000FT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-49. MIN HUMIDITY........55-58 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. FORECASTER...CHENG REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN FILLMORE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091019.SAWMI.01/SLC $$