FNUS75 KSLC 112344
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SANTA CLARA PILE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
444 PM MST MON JAN 11 2010

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT AWAY FROM THE
REGION TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. MIXING WILL BE WEAK THIS EVENING AND
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MIXING WILL BE LIMITED AGAIN IN THE
MORNING...BUT CLEARING INDICES OVER 600 ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON. A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY
BRINGING LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO
THE BURN SITE.

.TONIGHT...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........5 ..MODERATE.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.......30-32.
MAX HUMIDITY..........60-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                      2 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.TUESDAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........610.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.......47-49.
MIN HUMIDITY..........25-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                      NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1100.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........2 ..VERY LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF RAIND AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. OCCASIONAL
                      SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......38-40.
MIN HUMIDITY..........40-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...SUWYN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100111.UPPER.01/SLC

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