FNUS75 KSLC 301037
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG HOLLOW PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
437 AM MDT TUE MAR 30 2010

.DISCUSSION...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 2100 THIS
EVENING. STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
OREGON THIS MORNING IS THE LEADING SYSTEM THAT WILL CARVE A MAJOR
TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN U.S. FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS MORNING
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE ABOUT 1700-1800 HRS THIS AFTERNOON
WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANYING THE COLD
FRONT. THE COLD FRONT ALOFT MAY STALL OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY WHICH
COULD PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW THROUGHOUT THE
DAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY.

.TODAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL NOON. A CHANCE
                      OF SHOWERS AFTER NOON. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
                      AFTER 0900.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......56-58.
MIN HUMIDITY..........26-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........VERY WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 45
                      MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........2 ..VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER...........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). AREAS OF
                      BLOWING DUST UNTIL 2100. RAIN UNTIL
                      2100...THEN SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN
                      OCCASIONAL SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.......31-33.
MAX HUMIDITY..........63-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20
                      MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........2 ..VERY LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........970.
SKY/WEATHER...........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......32-34.
MIN HUMIDITY..........72-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...BROOK CHADWICK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100330.BIGHO.01/SLC

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