FNUS75 KSLC 121335 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK FUELS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 635 AM MST THU NOV 12 2009 .DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT WILL CROSS THE BURN SITE AROUND MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AND PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF THE MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT. WEAK RIDGING WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE STORM SYSTEM ON FRIDAY BEFORE A STRONGER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STORM TONIGHT. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-49. MIN HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW AFTER 1700. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32. MAX HUMIDITY........92-96 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......700. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38. MIN HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH. FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091112.DUCKC.01/SLC $$