FNUS75 KSLC 101335
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER KNOLLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
635 AM MST TUE NOV 10 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS HAVE MOVED INTO UTAH THIS MORNING
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC SYSTEM...AND SOME HIGH CLOUDS OF
VARYING THICKNESS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. MIXING AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL BOTH INCREASE TODAY
AND TOMORROW AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM. AS FAR AS LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE IS CONCERNED...TODAY WILL BE THE DRIEST DAY...WITH
MOISTURE INCREASING BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE SYSTEM WILL ENTER
NORTHERN UTAH ON THURSDAY MORNING...BUT THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
WILL LIKELY NOT MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE UNTIL LATE THURSDAY.
THIS STORM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN AND SNOW TO MUCH
OF THE STATE...WITH SNOW LEVELS LIKELY TO FALL BELOW THE
ELEVATION OF THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......800.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                      20 MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
  MAX HUMIDITY........57-60 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                      30 MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091110.COOPE.01/SLC

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