FNUS75 KSLC 071526
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOWSTONE PONDEROSA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
826 AM MST SUN NOV 7 2010

.DISCUSSION...VERY WEAK STORM EVENT PASSING OVERHEAD AT THIS TIME.
PRECIP NOT A REAL CONCERN WITH THIS FEATURE...BUT MID LEVEL CLOUDS
WILL BE FAIRLY THICK THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. LOOK FOR NORMAL
DIURNAL DOWNSLOPE WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST TO BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY
AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING...BECOMING INCREASINGLY GUSTY LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON DUE TO A NET INCREASE OF SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. SAID
WIND INCREASE A DIRECT RESULT OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT
WILL SURGE THROUGH THE BURN AREA TOMORROW AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR
SNOW TO BECOME MORE OF A THREAT AFTER 1000-1100 TOMORROW...BECOMING
HEAVIEST WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND 1400-1500.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THIS
                      MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                      (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THIS AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
  MIN HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 GUSTING 14 MPH
                      SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH AROUND
                      1100. GUSTS IN THE 15 TO 22 MPH RANGE
                      DEVELOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). CAN NOT RULE OUT
                      AN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER AFTER 0500
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
  MAX HUMIDITY........92-94 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH DECREASE THROUGH
                      THE EVENING. STILL ANTICIPATE A SWITCH TO
                      NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPE AFTER 2200...5 TO 9 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH DEVELOPING.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 0500...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                      SNOW AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER 1000-1100.
                      UP TO A FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BY
                      THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
  MIN HUMIDITY........56-58 PERCENT IN THE MORNING.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH
                      BETWEEN 0700 AND 1000...THEN INCREASING TO
                      10 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO
                      35 MPH POSSIBLE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS SWITCH
                      TO WEST THEN NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      28 MPH AFTER 1500.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...ALLAN HEPWORTH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101107.YELLO.01/SLC

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