FNUS75 KSLC 261604 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTHRO MOUNTAIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1004 AM MDT MON OCT 26 2009 .DISCUSSION...A DRY AND MILD SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER UTAH TODAY WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE PROJECT SITE BEFORE NOON TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT EARLY TUESDAY WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE ONCE THE FRONT PASSES. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DRAMATICALLY WITH THE FRONT IT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BURST OF HEAVY SNOW. STRONG NORTH WINDS AND OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8-12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AT THIS SITE BY THURSDAY MORNING. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......520. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-46. MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-33. MAX HUMIDITY........46-48 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-39. MIN HUMIDITY........37-39 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20-25 MPH BY 1100. FORECASTER...WILENSKY REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091026.ANTHR.01/SLC $$