FNUS75 KSLC 231134
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
534 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK AND SHORT LIVED RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE FIRE
DISTRICT TODAY. AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE GREAT
BASIN...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AGAIN BECOME STRONGER. SYSTEM IS
RATHER WEAK AND WINDS WILL FOLLOW SUIT WITH ONLY A MODERATE
INCREASE. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING LATE THIS EVENING OR EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WITH THIS UNSETTLED PATTERN...EXPECT CLEARING INDEX TO
REMAIN WELL ABOVE 500 FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......760.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-43.
  MIN HUMIDITY........39-41 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO
                      15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
                      MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-27.
  MAX HUMIDITY........88-90 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                      VARIABLE.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                      CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....40.
  MIN HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...DIRK ROGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110323.MIDDL.02/SLC

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