FNUS75 KSLC 191529 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR RESERVATION RIDGE PILES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 829 AM MST FRI NOV 19 2010 .DISCUSSION...APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A DRAMATIC CHANGE TO THE WEATHER STARTING SATURDAY. THAT SAID...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT WILL RETAIN DRY CONDITIONS WITH UNLIMITED CLEARING INDICES. TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY TODAY...THEN SIGNIFICANTLY TONIGHT AS THE FIRST OF 3 STRONG COLD FRONTS APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AT THE RESERVATION PILES SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45. MIN HUMIDITY........35-37 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS IN THE MID 30 MPH RANGE. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29. MAX HUMIDITY........83-85 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). OCCASIONAL SNOW IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 IN THE MORNING THEN FALLING. MIN HUMIDITY........47-49 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...ENGINE CAPTAIN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101119.RESER.01/SLC $$