FNUS75 KSLC 081446
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UM PASS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
746 AM MST MON NOV 8 2010

.DISCUSSION...STRONG COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN/WESTERN UTAH
WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE UM PASS SITE
TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AS
A RESULT...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
ADDITIONALLY...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT THIS
MORNING BEFORE BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. 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 OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING WITH PARTIAL CLEARING...VERY GOOD
MIXING...AND COOLER CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH 1000...THEN GRADUALLY
                      BECOMING STEADIER SNOW FOR THE MIDDAY AND
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-34.
  MIN HUMIDITY........59-61 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. DIRECTIONS TREND
                      SOUTHWEST AFTER 1500...THEN WESTERLY BETWEEN
                      1700 AND 1800.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW IN
                      THE EVENING...BECOMING SHOWERY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-18.
  MAX HUMIDITY........93-95 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. WEST WINDS 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                      45 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AROUND
                      2100...THEN NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH BY 2300.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
                      BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD
                      COVER). INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                      MORNING...THEN A PARTIAL CLEARING BY 1000.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-25.
  MIN HUMIDITY........59-61 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...SHANE BOWLING
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101108.UMPAS.01/SLC

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