FNUS75 KSLC 071535
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE RES  PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
835 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW
AND STRONG WINDS THROUGH 4PM MST TUESDAY. A STRONG STORM ROTATING
IN FROM CALIFORNIA WILL DEEPEN AND GROW EVEN STRONGER OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE UTAH/ARIZONA BORDER. IN ADVANCE OF
THIS STORM...LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL STEADILY INCREASE
TODAY...BECOMING VERY HEAVY THIS EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 MPH
RANGE...WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY CONDITIONS AT THE LITTLE
RES PILES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 14 TO 24 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A THREAT
FOR SNOW SHOWERS...BUT A WINDOW EXISTS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE AND WARMER CONDITIONS RETURN. WILL HAVE TO
MONITOR CLEARING INDICES AT THAT TIME...AS TRENDS SHOULD BE
LOWERING.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      THEN SNOW...BECOMING HEAVY IN THE AFTERNOON
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-26.
  MIN HUMIDITY........82-84 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-14.
  MAX HUMIDITY........97-99 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....17-19.
  MIN HUMIDITY........80-82 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 0600 WILL RAPIDLY
                      BECOME WEST 15 TO 25 MPH BETWEEN 0600 AND 0700.
                      WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
                      TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.




FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...BEAVER RANGER DISTRICT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091207.LITTL.01/SLC

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