FNUS75 KSLC 081503
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
803 AM MST MON NOV 8 2010

.DISCUSSION...STRONG COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN/WESTERN UTAH
WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE DUCK CREEK SITE
TODAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING
AS A RESULT...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.
ADDITIONALLY...LIGHT TO MODERATE AT TIMES SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
TODAY THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. TIMING OF FRONTAL PASSAGE LOOKS TO FALL BETWEEN 1700 AND
1900 WITH WIND TRENDS VEERING FROM SOUTHWESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY
DURING THAT TIME. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH
POST FRONTAL THIS EVENING...THEN PICK UP OUT OF THE NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING
WITH PARTIAL CLEARING...GOOD MIXING...AND COOLER CONDITIONS. TOTAL
WATER LOOKS TO FALL BETWEEN .65-.80 INCHES...WITH 4-8 INCHES OF
SNOW ACCUMULATION.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE
                      OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 0500...THEN
                      OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL
                      1100...THEN SNOW AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
  MIN HUMIDITY........67-69 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH INCREASING TO
                      WEST 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                      BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                      AND AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL 1700...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW AND A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1700...THEN
                      OCCASIONAL SNOW UNTIL 2300...THEN A CHANCE OF
                      SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-25.
  MAX HUMIDITY........84-86 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH BETWEEN 1800
                      AND 2000. WINDS BECOMING INCREASINGLY GUSTY
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH LOCAL GUSTS OF
                      20 TO 25 MPH EXPECTED.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......780.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      FEW INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                      MORNING. PARTIAL CLEARING BY MID MORNING
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
  MIN HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101108.DUCKC.01/SLC

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