FNUS75 KSLC 262335
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA PILE BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
535 PM MDT TUE OCT 26 2010

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN UTAH
THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT...BRINGING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE BURN SITE.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN VERY ISOLATED.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TOMORROW THROUGH
FRIDAY...BRINGING AN END TO THE SNOW BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. DRIER AND
MORE STABLE CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE HIGH PRESSURE...SO MIXING
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME GENERALLY POOR. HOWEVER...LOOK FOR
IMPROVEMENT TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS
TRANSPORT WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                      THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN
                      WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-22.
  MAX HUMIDITY........96-99 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16
                      MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......280.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
  MIN HUMIDITY........53-56 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......330.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
  MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                      6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...J TURNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101027.PONDE.01/SLC

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