FNUS75 KSLC 231138
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SANTA CLARA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
538 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 AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD LATE THIS EVENING. 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......860.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
  MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                      10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN
                      OCCASIONAL SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29.
  MAX HUMIDITY........85-87 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
  MIN HUMIDITY........36-38 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...MICAH SUWYN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110323.UPPER.01/SLC

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