FNUS75 KSLC 291510
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RESERVATION RIDGE PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
842 AM MDT THU OCT 29 2009

.DISCUSSION...THE BROAD UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY TRACK EAST THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY...BUT EXISTENCE OF A STRONG NORTHERLY JET ALOFT WILL ALLOW
NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS TO CONTINUE. THESE WINDS WILL BECOME
INCREASINGLY GUSTY STARTING MIDDAY. CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE AS
WELL DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS IN ADVANCE OF A WARM
FRONT THAT WILL PASS THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT. ANTICIPATE CLEARING
INDICES WILL RAPIDLY LOWER AS THE WARM FRONT PASSES AND STABILITY
INCREASES ACROSS THE REGION...FALLING BELOW 500 BY FRIDAY MORNING.
ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL PICK UP WITH THE FRONT WITH SPEEDS POTENTIALLY REACHING
40 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. SNOW SHOWER POTENTIAL EXISTS
THROUGH THE PERIOD...MOST LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH DECREASED POTENTIAL FOR PRECIP FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD THROUGH THE WEEKEND ALLOWING A WARMING TREND TO ENSUE.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......810.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-25.
  MIN HUMIDITY........54-56 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                      15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-16.
  MAX HUMIDITY........92-94 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                      5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING
                      TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
                      MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......370.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
  MIN HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH
                      DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                      GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...ALLAN HEPWORTH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091029.RESER.01/SLC

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