FNUS75 KSLC 172222
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARISK PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
322 PM MST WED FEB 17 2010

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN COLORADO WILL
SLIDE EAST TONIGHT AHEAD OF A WEAK TROUGH SAGGING IN FROM THE
NORTH ON THURSDAY. THAT SAID...FLOW REGIME IS NOT FAVORABLE FOR
ENOUGH PRECIP TO WEAKEN THE STRONG INVERSION IN PLACE. AT THIS
-TIME INVERSION HEIGHTS APPEAR TO HOLD STRONG NEAR 9 TO 10000FT MSL
THROUGH THURSDAY SEVERELY LIMITING MIXING POTENTIAL.
ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WITHIN THE INVERSION ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
QUITE LIGHT. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...BUT A LOW LEVEL INVERSION LOOKS TO PERSIST
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.REST OF TODAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........2 ..VERY LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........160.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.......40.
MIN HUMIDITY..........62-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........2 ..VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.......21-23.
MAX HUMIDITY..........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      EAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........240.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. A
                      CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......40-42.
MIN HUMIDITY..........62-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...MATT MADARIAGA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100218.TAMAR.01/SLC

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