FNUS75 KSLC 271254
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
654 AM MDT TUE APR 27 2010

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY
THROUGH TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM.
THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY START TO INCREASE IN THE LATE
MORNING...BECOMING STRONGEST IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
WINDS MAY DECREASE AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS GREATER
THAN 50 MPH WILL EXIST THROUGH THE ENTIRE DAY WEDNESDAY.

THE COLD FRONT SHOULD FINALLY REACH THE BURN SITE SOMETIME
WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH A HEAVY BAND OF RAIN SWITCHING TO SNOW
LIKELY ALONG THE FRONT. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WITH THIS BAND IS
RELATIVELY UNCERTAIN...AS THE FRONT IS WEAKENING A BIT AS IT
APPROACHES THE BURN SITE...BUT THE MOST LIKELY AMOUNTS ARE 0.10
TO 0.25 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION. THIS FRONT WILL
ALSO SWITCH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST...WITH STRONG GUSTS LIKELY
ALONG THE FRONT...BUT THEN DECREASING SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER A
COUPLE HOURS. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL LINGER ACROSS THE WESTERN
UNITED STATES THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE WEEK...CREATING A
POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BOTH THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY ACROSS UTAH.

.TODAY...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........4 ..LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.......63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY..........16-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH
                      INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 60 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
LAL...................1.
HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.......43-46.
MAX HUMIDITY..........53-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
LAL...................2.
HAINES INDEX..........3 ..VERY LOW.
CLEARING INDEX........1000+.
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.......53-56.
MIN HUMIDITY..........29-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)..........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...GOETZINGER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.DUCKC.01/SLC

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