FNUS75 KSLC 072035
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
135 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011

.DISCUSSION...A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
SEARCH REGION UNTIL 400 AM MST TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WINTER STORM
WILL IMPACT THE SEARCH REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO FURTHER DETERIORATE BY LATE AFTERNOON AS SNOWFALL
INTENSITY INCREASES SUBSTANTIALLY.  THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS. SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ARE
EXPECTED TO SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 500-600 PM MST. WHEN THE
WINDS SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST THEY WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH THE SNOWFALL DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY LATE
TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED IN THE SEARCH AREA.

SNOW WILL REMAIN LIKELY ON TUESDAY MORNING ALTHOUGH THE INTENSITY
WILL BE GREATLY DIMINISHED.  THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE TO SHOWERS BY
LATE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS ON TUESDAY WILL REMAIN FROM THE
NORTHWEST....BUT WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN THIS EVENING.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW. CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
  MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........HEAVY SNOW. CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15.
  MAX HUMIDITY........97-100 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING
                      TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 TO 50
                      MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO
                      15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                      LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
                      MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
  MIN HUMIDITY........62-64 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...GRAHAM
REQUESTED BY...TODD BONNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110307.SAR__.01/SLC

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