FNUS75 KSLC 052355
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SANTA CLARA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
555 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011

.DISCUSSION...FAST MOVING SYSTEM WILL CROSS NORTHERN UTAH TONIGHT
WITH THE TAILING COLD FRONT SLOWLY SAGGING SOUTH INTO SOUTHWEST
UTAH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BY 1300-1500 HOURS. ALBEIT A
OVERALL WEAK FRONT...WINDS SHOULD SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST
TEMPORARILY WITH THE PASSAGE AND POSSIBLY GUST TO 15 MPH. MOISTURE
BEING TAPPED FROM THE SOUTH COULD INTERACT WITH THIS FRONT TO
CAUSE ISOLATED SHOWERS TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN IS LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.

ANOTHER LARGER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NEVADA THURSDAY
AND SLOWLY ACROSS UTAH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SNOW IS LIKELY WITH
THIS SYSTEM.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
  MAX HUMIDITY........45-47 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                      SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
                      THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE BY LATE
                      AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
  MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      30 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS ALOFT AT
                      10000 FT INCREASE TO ABOUT 50 KTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST
                      LATE IN THE DAY.



FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF
REQUESTED BY...MICAH SUWYN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110405.UPPER.02/SLC

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