FNUS75 KSLC 151455 CCA
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER KNOLL EAST RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
826 AM MDT FRI OCT 15 2010

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE
EAST AWAY FROM THE AREA THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WARM CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY COOL AS MOISTURE INCREASES THIS
WEEKEND AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN UTAH
LATE TODAY...WITH A BETTER CHANCE SATURDAY. THE BRUNT OF THE STORM
WILL ARRIVE LATE THIS WEEKEND...WITH WIDESPREAD AND AT TIME HEAVY
PRECIPITATION THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.  SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN
AT OR ABOVE 9000 FEET WITH THIS STORM. PRECIPITATION TOTALS THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 1.5 INCHES.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1...2 AFTER 1500.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......620 (RIDGELINE EXPOSED).
                      410 (TERRAIN SHELTERED)
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THROUGH 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER 1500.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
  MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH...BECOMING 7-12 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 1100.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL 1900...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...
                      A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1900.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-41.
  MAX HUMIDITY........71-73 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH...BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......580 (RIDGELINE EXPOSED)
                      430 (TERRAIN SHELTERED)
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
  MIN HUMIDITY........32-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING
                      WEST-SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.

FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...GOETZINGER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101015.COOPE.03/SLC

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