FNUS75 KSLC 232226
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SANTA CLARA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
426 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

.DISCUSSION...THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL
BE SHORT-LIVED...AS A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE
STATE OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING SNOW TO THE BURN SITE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING THURSDAY. THE BEST INSTABILITY WILL
MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THERE IS A
CHANCE THAT LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. WITH A STRONGER PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY...IT IS EXPECTED THAT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE STRONGER
AT THE BURN SITE THAN THEY WERE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT THE MOUNTAINS
TO THE SOUTH OF THE SITE COULD CAUSE NEAR SURFACE WINDS TO BE
SOMEWHAT WEAKER THAN FORECAST. THERE SHOULD BE A BREAK IN
PRECIPITATION FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA AND BRINGS
ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE BURN SITE.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) IN
                      THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                      (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THEN
                      SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-29.
  MAX HUMIDITY........92-95 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SNOW LIKELY THROUGH NOON...THEN A CHANCE OF
                      SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-44.
  MIN HUMIDITY........39-42 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                      30 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SNOW LIKELY.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-44.
  MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                      BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON DAVIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110323.UPPER.02/SLC

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