FNUS75 KSLC 071725
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RES RIDGE PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1025 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

.DISCUSSION....A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW
AND STRONG WINDS THROUGH 4PM MST TUESDAY. BOTTOM LINE...A
COMBINATION OF INCREASING SNOWFALL AND WINDS WILL ALLOW CLEARING
INDICES TO REMAIN HIGH TODAY THROUGH 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 AT THE RES RIDGE PILES...BECOMING
VERY HEAVY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL WANE TUESDAY MORNING DUE
TO AND ANTICIPATED WIND SWITCH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST. WITH
THE WIND SWITCH...SNOW SHOULD BECOME LIGHTER AND MORE SHOWERY FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7-14 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).
                      SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-17.
  MIN HUMIDITY........73-75 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....7-9.
  MAX HUMIDITY........96-98 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....13-15.
  MIN HUMIDITY........59-61 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                      NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...ALLAN HEPWORTH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091207.RESRI.01/SLC

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