FNUS75 KSLC 131318
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDWAY PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
618 AM MST FRI NOV 13 2009

.DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT HAS STALLED NEAR THE BURN SITE THIS
MORNING...BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW AND LIGHT WINDS. THE FRONT WILL
SHIFT SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...ALLOWING SNOW TO
TAPER OFF. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TOMORROW AHEAD OF
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM...WHICH WILL AFFECT THE BURN SITE LATE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND THE SATURDAY SYSTEM...RESULTING IN DRIER AND MORE
STABLE CONDITIONS FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. TOTAL SNOW WITH THE CURRENT
SYSTEM SHOULD BE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW WITH THE
SATURDAY SYSTEM SHOULD BE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......580.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SNOW UNTIL 1100...THEN OCCASIONAL SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
  MIN HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SNOW UNTIL 1700...THEN A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 2300.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-27.
  MAX HUMIDITY........94-98 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. OCCASIONAL
                      SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-30.
  MIN HUMIDITY........63-67 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091113.MIDWA.01/SLC

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