FNUS75 KSLC 181358
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST SPRING PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
758 AM MDT THU MAR 18 2010

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO UTAH FROM THE NORTH
THROUGH TODAY. THE FIRST SNOW SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
AT THE BURN SITE UNTIL AFTER NOON...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW
BEING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE COLD FRONT
WILL LIKELY ARRIVE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM MDT...TURNING WINDS
FIRST TO THE WEST...THEN STRONGER AND GUSTIER FROM THE NORTH-
NORTHWEST WITH HIGH SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONTAL
BAND. IN GENERAL HOWEVER...MOST OF THE SNOWFALL SHOULD BE
RELATIVELY SHORT- LIVED...WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
BEING THE MOST LIKELY. THE BEST SNOWFALL SHOULD BE OVER BY
MIDNIGHT...BUT SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO THE MORNING AND DAYLIGHT
HOURS ON FRIDAY. DRIER AND MORE STABLE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
LAL...................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS
                      AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                      NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......44-47.
MIN HUMIDITY..........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                      WEST-NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW SHOWERS AND A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT...THEN OCCASIONAL SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.......20-23.
MAX HUMIDITY..........87-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........BREEZY. NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......29-33.
MIN HUMIDITY..........39-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........BREEZY. NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...SHANE BOWLING
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.LOSTS.01/SLC

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