FNUS75 KSLC 031759
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER KNOLLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1100 AM MST TUE NOV 3 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE AREA
THROUGH TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY AND
TOMORROW...WITH TODAYS WESTERLY RIDGETOP WINDS BECOMING MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY TOMORROW. WITH MODERATE FLOW ALOFT...CLEARING INDICES
WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MAINLY ON AND NEAR RIDGETOPS
WHERE THE WIND IS STRONGER. SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE
TOMORROW...AND MAY OVERCOME LOCAL UPSLOPE WINDS AT TIMES. A WEAK
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE FRIDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT IS NOT  EXPECTED TO BRING ANY
PRECIPITATION...BUT WILL COOL TEMPERATURES...AND SLIGHTLY INCREASE
HUMIDITY. A STRONGER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE STATE
SUNDAY...AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SNOW TO THE AREA. WINDS WILL
INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST THURSDAY AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...AND WILL
STAY STRONG THROUGH THE WEEKEND...FURTHER INCREASING CLEARING
INDICES.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......600.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32.
  MAX HUMIDITY........44-50 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......970.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
  MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6-10 MPH BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH AT TIMES IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091103.COOPE.02/SLC

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