FNUS75 KSLC 151719
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR CITY PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1019 AM MST MON NOV 15 2010

.DISCUSSION...NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPLY A GOOD
MOISTURE TAP INTO THE CEDAR PILES AREA...LOW HANGING CLOUDS AND
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN A THREAT TODAY AS A RESULT. WEAK
STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS WILL PULL OFF TO
THE EAST TODAY ALLOWING PARTIAL CLEARING FOR A WINDOW LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING TOMORROW. WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN NET FLOW ALOFT...EXPECT WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY FIRE
WEATHER CONCERN TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. SPEEDS SHOULD PEAK THIS
AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT. A SECONDARY
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN UTAH TUESDAY. EXPECT ANOTHER
BURST OF WINDS TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A RESULT...WITH
YET ANOTHER INFLUX OF LOW HANGING CLOUDS TO THE AREA.

BUILDING STABILITY AND REDUCED MIXING EXPECTED TO LOWER CLEARING
INDICES MID/LATE WEEK AS SHORT WAVE RIDGING DOMINATES.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING...WITH
                      A FEW FLURRIES POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
                      PARTIAL AFTERNOON CLEARING.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
  MIN HUMIDITY........76-78 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      30 MPH

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A FEW FLURRIES THROUGH
                      1700...THEN DRY.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-25.
  MAX HUMIDITY........96-98 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH.
                      NORTHWESTERLY GUSTS TO AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......630.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
  MIN HUMIDITY........60-62 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING
                      FROM 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE MORNING
                      TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101115.CEDAR.02/SLC

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