FNUS75 KSLC 031551
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOWSTONE SAGEBRUSH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
851 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 WESTERLY RIDGETOP WINDS BECOMING MORE SOUTHWESTERLY
TOMORROW. INCREASED SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TOMORROW WILL ENHANCE LOCAL
UPSLOPE WINDS. A WEAK FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BRING ANY PRECIPITATION...BUT
WILL COOL TEMPERATURES...SLIGHTLY INCREASE HUMIDITY...AND TURN WINDS
MORE WESTERLY. A STRONGER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE STATE
THIS 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........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......790.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........31-33 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 8-12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-33.
  MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......600.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
  MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...ALLAN HEPWORTH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091103.YELLO.02/SLC

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