FNUS75 KSLC 161544
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UM PASS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
845 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO
GUST AS HIGH AS 75 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AT THE BURN SITE WILL
BE MUCH HIGHER THAN THOSE REPORTED FROM THE FISH LAKE RANGER
STATION...AS THAT STATION APPEARS TO BE SHELTERED FROM THE SOUTH.
WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN QUITE
STRONG THROUGH AT LEAST TOMORROW MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN
BETWEEN 10PM AND MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH MIDMORNING TOMORROW.
THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON TOMORROW. BY TOMORROW EVENING...STORM TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES.  UNSETTLED WEATHER
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH A BRIEF BREAK FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 1000...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SNOW
                      SHOWERS AFTER 1100.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-40.
  MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....STRONG WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH
                      INCREASING TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75
                      MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE
                      OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1700...THEN SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-15.
  MAX HUMIDITY........73-75 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....STRONG WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 45 TO 50 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH BECOMING WEST
                      AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASING TO 30 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH BETWEEN 0500 AND 0700.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW
                      EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-23.
  MIN HUMIDITY........49-51 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                      45 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN 40 MPH IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...SHANE BOWLING
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110216.UMPAS.01/SLC

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