FNUS75 KSLC 171525
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR THE BONE HUNTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
925 AM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011

.DISCUSSION...A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK
ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...RESULTING IN COOL AND
UNSETTLED CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE
SCATTERED IN NATURE TODAY...BUT WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY TOMORROW
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND THE CENTER OF THE LOW MOVES OVER
UTAH. SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY OVER THE SITE AS THE LOW
EXITS. BY FRIDAY...PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE CONFINED TO AREAS EAST
OF THE SITE...THOUGH CLOUDS AND BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE. LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ON FRIDAY. A WEAK
RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE SITE ON SATURDAY...RESULTING IN SOME
WARMING AND DRYING. HOWEVER...THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE STATE
ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                      AFTER NOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
  MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                      SHOWERS.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-36.
  MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH DECREASING TO
                      5-10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                      OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SHOWERS
                      AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
  MIN HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING 10-20 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...MATT HUSE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110517.THEBO.01/SLC

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